Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.

Did you know that the driest continent on Earth is Antarctica? Many people think of deserts like the Sahara, but Antarctica receives even less precipitation. Some parts of it, like the McMurdo Dry ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

These come at a high cost, but they do allow you to bypass the notoriously rough seas of the Drake Passage and start your cruise of Antarctica from the continent itself. Out of reach for all but ...

A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because ... than 1.1 square miles in 1986 to nearly 14.3 square miles in 2021. The warmer Antarctica gets, the ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent might have been just that for the early ancestors of today’s living ...

Wildlife experiences in Antarctica Believe it or not, Antarctica is teeming with diverse wildlife. The continent is home to a variety of bird species, including albatrosses, skuas, and terns ...

Researchers from Argentina's National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) came up with penguin fossil indicators of a historical separation between Antarctica and South America ...

A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic ... 1986 to nearly 14.3 square miles in 2021. The warmer Antarctica gets, the greener it gets: "Antarctica has ...