Antarctica is a place rife with opportunities for discovery, but strangely enough, the discovery of the continent itself is something of a contested topic.

The Antarctic continent is cold ... Pets of any kind have long been banned from the research base located on Antarctica, but a cat-loving group of scientists want to change that.

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 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 ...

UNSW researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth’s most remote and fragile continent.

Our scientists carry out globally significant research in one of the most challenging environments in the world, alongside ...

As the ice sheets melt, eruptions may become more common – and stronger If you picture Antarctica, a continent roughly the size of the US and Mexico combined, an endless white void probably ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

But further south in Antarctica, it's a different story, where visitor numbers continue to rise sharply. Two decades ago, fewer than 20,000 tourists made the journey to the icy continent each year.

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 ...