Guests were crossing the Drake Passage at the time, a notoriously treacherous waterway between Antarctica and South America.

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: ”A new winter complex has been put into operation at the Vostok station in Central Antarctica (...) The new polar house ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a press release about the map said. Scientists used data from planes, satellites, ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...

It is now well known how atmospheric processes in the Antarctic, along with patterns of water circulation in the Southern Ocean, are central drivers to the climate of the entire planet.