“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

A high pressure area over Antarctica-- associated with extremely ... particularly if they are distorted and slowed over the Victorian mountains. In (Figure 3) a relatively common winter weather map ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

Internet users want to know what the strange doorway in Antarctica ice is- theories suggesting Bigfoot or an underground ...

Antarctica is also home to a range of animals including penguins, seals, and fish - many of which have already been found to contain microplastics. The researchers hope the findings will help to ...

What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country.

Snow from the winter storm will move into Chicago tomorrow morning, starting off light before picking up speed Wednesday ...