These pieces kept me cozy while exploring the coldest continent on Earth. From snow days in the South to below-freezing temps ...

Research also suggests that Antarctic sea ice protects glacial ice shelves from ocean swells.(BAS). Categories: Environment , Antarctica , International . Tags: Greenland , iceberg .

BEIJING -- As China's Qinling Station, the youngest of the country's five scientific research stations in the Antarctic, ...

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In 1914, an ambitious trans-antarctic expedition was organized by scientist/explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton. But during the middle of winter, his ship, the Endurance, was caught and crushed in the ...

Over 60 scientists set sail on an Antarctica expedition aboard the Russian icebreaker Akademik Tryoshnikov Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of ...

The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

However, they still have to carry out regular jobs such as checking science equipment and ensuring data can be accurately collected over the Antarctic winter. A team will also be working away from ...

At the Pole the temperature may drop as low as 120° below zero, and there, as far as any man knows, no creature has ever survived the long antarctic winter night. Last week the clatter of hammers ...