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

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

ANN ARBOR — Amy and Tom Knutilla recently traveled to their seventh continent in a journey that was the first of its kind.

A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by colossal ice sheets and glaciers, it may have been a swampy land of ...

The station also has a runway where airplanes land. Contrary to the claim in the post, there is a normal amount of oxygen in the atmosphere over Antarctica, Scambos said. He added that high ...

but proved the non-existence of any antarctic land mass extending north of the antarctic circle. The next South Pole expedition of any importance was carried out under the patronage of Alexander II.

He said that because Antarctic weather can be harsh and unpredictable ... their voyage and where the helicopters take off and land. Mutch said Quark prioritizes getting everybody a 15-minute ...

On Friday, February 26, an Icelandair Boeing 767 (TF-ISN), landed at Troll airfield (QAT) at the Troll research station operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica.

Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar ...

The Uruguayan Air Force's Lockheed C-130 Hercules FAU 594 carrying President Luis Lacalle Pou and his children landed at the South American country's Artigas Base (BCAA) in Antarctica on Tuesday.

Over time, Antarctica may evolve from a cold desert reminiscent of the Martian landscape to an ecosystem akin to Arctic ...

This collection of Funky Facts from Go Jetters focuses on Antarctica, the coldest ... explorers past and present in trying to reach it by land. Whereas the Arctic Region is the natural home ...