their social nature combined with the rather striking patterns on their bodies make them one of the most exciting species to be found in the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Wandering albatross Many ...

"When we plan something for the long term, it means that we are not going to give up." Space2Sea Antarctica marks the inaugural voyage in a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This ...

Ben Galton-Fenzi is employed by the Australian Antarctic DIvision. Bishakhdatta Gayen is employed by the University of Melbourne. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

The Interannual Variability of Antarctic Fast‐Ice Thickness in McMurdo Sound and Connections to Climate. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 2024; 129 (12) DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020134 Cite ...

Research, published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, suggests that mass unloading due to melting of Antarctic ice sheets (isostatic rebound) is triggering eruptions of greater frequency ...

There is indirect evidence that, during the last interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago, parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated. An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the ...

The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to keep them company. What could possibly go wrong? Pets of any kind have ...

Scientists have successfully extracted what is likely the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2 million years, from deep within Antarctica. Working in extreme conditions of -35 degree C, the team ...

43 years ago, on January 9, 1982, India hoisted its flag in Antarctica in a top-secret mission, marking its entry into polar exploration. This historic expedition laid the foundation for Dakshin ...

In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew set sail on a journey to Antarctica. Their mission? To become the first people to ever cross the entire continent, which is roughly 1.3 ...

A Dec. 26, 2024, Instagram post shows maps of purported Antarctic sea ice extent, or area, from Dec. 24, 1979, and the same day in 2024. Text above the graphic says the extent was larger in 2024 ...