China is preparing to build its sixth research station in Antarctica, expanding into Marie Byrd Land — a remote, little-studied stretch of the continent's west. It has some experts and politicians ...

Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC ...

Last Christmas Eve, over a dozen Washington State University students removed layers of warm clothes, plunged into the ice-cold water of an active volcanic caldera just off the Antarctic coast, then ...

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