A dozen of them would fit on your fingernail. The greater Antarctic region also encompasses the Southern Ocean and islands south of the 60th parallel. In contrast to the Antarctic continent, the ...

Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. This flightless creature, just 0.2 inches long, has eked out an ...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Hanseatic Inspiration has successfully completed its Antarctic semi-circumnavigation, a 32-day voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Christchurch, New Zealand. Departing on January ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

In the last few years, Antarctic sea ice has been behaving erratically. Sea ice cover has been much more variable than it used to be, with anomalies lasting much longer than previously documented.

Recent times have seen an increase in the demand for Antarctic krill oil due to the numerous health benefits it offers. This oil, derived from small shrimp-like organisms known as krill that dwell ...

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The 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition continues conducting extensive research in Antarctica, focusing on the impact of human activities on aquatic ecosystems and the region's biodiversity. The ...

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The disaster came as a supervolcano erupted beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. The eruption led to the crushing and melting of the ice shelf, which turned into trillions of gallons of water that ...