A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of ...

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS, said it had become clear that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker ...

The British Antarctic Survey used data collected over six decades by planes, satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds to create ...

Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

The British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI continue to support the British Antarctic Survey following a reconnaissance ...

Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend ...

Step out on the sea ice just outside New Zealand’s Scott Base with researchers studying the physics of its annual cycle.

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

It's November 2024. Small red flags flap lazily in the breeze on the sea ice in front of Scott Base. They mark a safe route through the pressure ridges - where sea ice squashes up against the land and ...

After more than two months in Antarctic waters, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and its crew departed the ...

Why can't you fly over Antarctica? The reasons behind the limitations are reinforced as safety measures for aviation crews ...