On Tuesday 21 June researchers and operational staff at BAS’ King Edward Point, Bird Island and Rothera Research Station took part in a decades old tradition to mark the Antarctic Winter Solstice.

The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute. Temperature anomalies are not ...

In winter, this means polar air outbreaks can ... Weather over the Amundsen Sea near Antarctica in the South Pacific is an important source of these disturbances. This year, we have seen ...

Over 60 scientists set sail on an Antarctica expedition aboard the Russian icebreaker Akademik Tryoshnikov Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

In winter, 40,000sq m of the sea freezes over every day. By the end of winter, Antarctica has doubled in size. Home to the largest mammal ever known Despite its hostile conditions, it is home for ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

Jacob Chalif is part of a U.S. National Science Foundation project collecting some of the world’s oldest ice — dating back as many as a million years or more — for a Dartmouth College study on climate ...