Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age ended, global temperatures rose and the early Holocene began, during which time ...

Antarctica is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of the planet, putting its vast ice sheets, surrounding oceans, and ...

A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because of global warming, scientists announced in a recent study. In fact, the research showed that vegetation ...

Antarctica’s marine realm is a dynamic mosaic where extreme environmental conditions have driven remarkable evolutionary processes. The isolation imposed by frigid temperatures and the formidable ...

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that ...

Jessica Farrer–a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer ...

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans and lead to ...

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The exotic nature of South America attracts travelers to experience the diverse cultures, food, biomes, and the grandeur of the last "untouched" ...

Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon ...

Antarctica -- The elements -- The ice -- The land -- The day -- The night -- The sea -- The animals -- The journeys -- The machines -- The men -- The future ...

Shifts in different facets of Antarctica's climate system amplify each other and accelerate the pace of warming globally as well The only way to slow down the interlocking changes in Antarctica is to ...