These shrimp-like crustaceans serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. "Most of them feed on Antarctic krill," says Kim Bernard, a biological oceanographer at Oregon State ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since 2021, East Antarctica has ...

DK Metcalf says of Antarctica: “I think there is another civilization inside of Earth.” Joe Sargent / Getty Images Read our exclusive DK Metcalf interview with Jonathan Jones. DK Metcalf loves ...

“Every Antarctic mission demands absolute precision, but winter operations raise the complexity significantly,” Capt. Al Wallach said Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter rescue. The Airbus A319 Long Range aircraft, with the call sign ...

Antarctica’s Blood Falls looks exactly like what the feature’s name suggests. But despite appearing to bleed out for millions of years, its waters are actually home to an array of microscopic life.

It’s the dead of winter in Antarctica, but for the past several weeks, the Antarctic Peninsula has been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. Researchers are sounding the alarm after temperatures ...

Antarctic sea ice plays a critical role in regulating Earth's climate. It reflects sunlight back into space, insulates the ocean from the atmosphere, and supports unique polar ecosystems. The ...

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice—frozen seawater that expands ...

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