The geology of 99% of Antarctica is hidden by the ice sheet, making it difficult to understand how the ice will respond to climate change. Dr Paxman hopes to fill this massive gap in our knowledge to ...
Antarctica is undergoing a transformation. A recent study highlights that the vegetation cover, once scarce, is experiencing exponential growth. This transformation alarms scientists. At the heart of ...
The project also hopes to resolve an ongoing mystery around krill. While the invertebrates are currently treated as one large population surrounding the whole of Antarctica, it's possible that ...
Japanese researchers in Antarctica are deploying Weddell seals fitted out with high-tech head-mounted measuring devices to survey waters under the thick ice sheet at the South Pole. It allows ...
A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month. The so-called “sea smoke,” isn’t actually smoke, it’s fog ...