For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of ...

The Maud Rise polynya is located near the Maud Rise ... Meanwhile, 40% of the global ocean’s waters finds their origins in the Antarctic coastline, making it vital in regulating regional ...

Scientists aren't sure how it got there. This isn't the first time it's appeared. The hole is a type of polynya. Polynyas are regions of open water surrounded by sea ice. But the Weddell Polynya ...

1:00 Footage captures moment 40m tower of ice splits from Antarctic glacier Footage captures moment 40m tower of ice splits from Antarctic glacier Antarctic ice is melting faster than expected ...

Antarctic sea ice has again fallen to a near-record low as a new study shows the system is undergoing a significant "structural change". Scientists have been using satellite images over the past ...

The biggest base, Rothera, on the Antarctic Peninsula houses 19 winterers – the population can reach 100 in the Summer. Furthest south still is Halley VI on the Brant ice shelf where the Sun ...