The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of March 15, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

Antarctica was once a distant, almost mythical destination at the end of the world. However, in the age of global travel, more people than ever can witness the towering icebergs in shimmering ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain Gabe Castro-Root A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits moored at the U.S. Antarctic Program’s NSF McMurdo Station in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 16, 2025. All images belong to the U.S.

Countries have tried to carve up Antarctica and lay claim, but no one owns it. For 65 years, Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of ...

He is the author of The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment (Oxford University Press, 2019). 6 March 2025 Antarctica’s natural environment and international ...

The ozone layer over Antarctica, damaged by air pollution decades ago, has fortunately been recovering in recent years. Scientists have observed gradual ozone restoration since the 2000s, but now, one ...

The British Antarctic Survey reports that the massive iceberg originally broke free from Antarctica’s ice shelf in 1986 but only began moving toward the island in 2020. NOAA’s GOES East satellite ...

On March 1, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.98 million square kilometers (764,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent with 2022 and 2024 in the 47-year satellite ...