Signed in 1959 and effective since 1961, the Antarctic Treaty is a landmark international agreement that designates ...

Most of Earth's fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is melting at a startling pace with sea levels and global currents changing ...

IMAGINE A LAND untouched by war, unspoilt by humans, where all nationalities are welcome—a veritable Shangri-La. Such a place exists in Antarctica, the Earth’s southernmost region. Home to 40m ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and food webs—has been in the news a lot lately. All of these threats were ...

Another day, another retreating glacier. Today's casualty is Antarctica's Cadman Glacier, located on the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Using satellite images and in-situ oceanographic ...

A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in ...

Among the more inhospitable segments of the earth’s surface, the frigid continent of Antarctica remains—for scientistsצne of the most magnetic. There is still so much to learn that more than a dozen ...