For all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate. Now, a new model shows the hidden continent beneath ...

Isolation, frigid temperatures and old food are small prices to pay for the opportunity to do research in Antarctica.

The Antarctic ice sheet covers about 98% of the continent's land mass, and its ice is estimated to be about 1.2 miles thick. That means that if you ever visited Antarctica and took a step onto it ...

"But Antarctica is not an apolitical human paradise with untouched nature—a sort of continent for scientific inquiry alone.

The British Antarctic Survey has revealed a new map showing what Antarctica looks like under the several thousands of meters ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

Militaries may only enter Antarctica's boundaries if they are supporting scientific research, a rule set out in the Antarctic ...

At the heart of the discussion on Antarctic governance is a critical question: how do we design a system that adapts in real-time to emerging crises, rather than one that is reactive and must ...

Reports of assault were first reported last weekend by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, which claimed to have seen a ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation ...