When sea ice forms later, the communities of tiny algae that live within it change too. Detecting these early signals now ...

Travelers visiting Antarctica have helped scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography learn more about ...

The clean-up and site restoration of a New Zealand research station in Antarctica has provided valuable lessons on the ...

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

Antarctica is the world's great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth's climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions ...

Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in the creation of fog. The clouds created may be ...

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive mountain ranges. The Gamburtsev Mountains are roughly equivalent in scale to ...

Can penguin poop really slow down global warming? A new study says that the unassuming penguin guano can reduce the effects ...

In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: ...

According to an April 21 announcement posted to the district's website, a group of community members has submitted this ...