BBC science reporter, Victoria Gill visits the wilderness that is the Antarctica Peninsula to discover colonies of penguins. Victoria explains that this breath-taking part of the world ...

Antarctica was first sighted by humans just 200 years ago. Conditions are so ferocious that no human lives there permanently; instead, scientists go for few months at a time, living in specialist ...

For all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate. Now, a new model shows the hidden continent beneath ...

Antarctica Special Report See how scientists on Antarctica’s icy surface are tracking the continent’s meltdown, which could raise sea levels dramatically and cause a global crisis. Also, visit ...

While that scenario is extreme, it shows how much water is stored in Antarctica and how important it is to our climate. Antarctic ice sheets are the thermostat of the planet, and that thermostat ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard et al., Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map ...

Who is the Iceman of Antarctica, and how does he do it ... in 2025 I’m 62 years old and regret not teaching my two kids about money. They both have good jobs but still struggle to make ends ...

A recent study found a nearly complete skull in Antarctica that may belong to an ancient ancestor of ducks and geese called Vegavis iaai. This species lived around 68 million years ago ...