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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 ...

Visiting Antarctica — and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula — was a lifelong ...

A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by ...

Visiting Antarctica — and ... During the 2022 siege of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Subotina sent an email from the front line to researchers at the base, saying that she hoped to ...

Welcome to our fourth Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on the latest progress as we modernise our ...

Invasive plant species cost the global economy billions of dollars. In Kenya, water hyacinth may have finally met its match.

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer bird song, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the ...

Antarctica or the Arctic? Sue Halliwell compares both places as polar travel destinations. They may look alike, but as travel ...

Garrard wrote his great book about Antarctica, as a member of Robert Falcon Scott’s ultimately ill-fated expedition, he ...