The Thwaites Glacier, or as some people call it, the Doomsday Glacier, because of its impact on sea levels, has recently had an expedition put together to explore the depths underneath the behemoth.

Mark Stephen hears from Graham Gillie about his extraordinary working life in Antarctica ...

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

Russian scientists at the Vostok intracontinental station have collected 100 samples of space dust which will be sent to St Petersburg ...

Its brain structure and long beak resemble those of ... where ancient birds had teeth and long tails, it seems Antarctica had a unique development path for birds.