In 2017, scientists discovered amber in a sediment core from the Antarctic, and analysis since has revealed a startling truth ...

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Bellingshausen and Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled ...

The vehicle’s mission yielded key findings on glacial melt and deep currents before it disappeared under mysterious ...

The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

A new species of mud dragon has been discovered by a research team led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The animal was found in the South Orkney Trench in the Souther ...

Scientists just found evidence that Antarctica was a rainforest when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some 90 million years ago, ...

Its eerie red colour, ability to flow in freezing temperatures, and the resilient life forms within it make it one of ...

In addition to Antarctica, the expedition discovered 29 islands and one coral reef. The Russian sailors conducted scientific research, including oceanographic research.

Little wonder the poles can seem timeless, places of desolate beauty – tundra and rock in the north, and wind and ice in the ...