The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

A bacteria have been discovered in Antarctica with genes that give them natural antibiotic and antim

Opinion: Antarctic research plays an important role for space to this day. Here's what we can learn from more than a century of research at the extremes of Earth.

Strains of a “superpower” bacteria that could cause the world’s next deadly pandemic have been discovered by scientists in Antarctica.

Daniel Ward, 19, will carry out research at the bottom of the globe and feed back findings to locals in his community.

Australian solo sailor Lisa Blair has broken the world record for fastest unassisted circumnavigation of Antarctica.

Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extraterrestrial environments. On May 12, 2022, a team of scientists announced that they had successfully grown plants using lunar soil gathered during the Apollo moon…

With two peaks to go, Erin Parisi seeks to become the first transgender person to complete this daunting climbing event.

About 40,000 humpback whales are set to make their annual migration through the winter months from Antarctica to warmer northern waters.

In today's Inverse Daily, read science stories on NASA’s Moon woes, hidden delights under the Antarctica ice sheet, and female reproductive healthcare.

The emperor penguin, which roams Antarctica's frozen tundra and chilly seas, is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, an expert from the Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned.

A new discovery deep beneath one of Antarctica’s rivers of ice could change scientists’ understanding of how the ice flows, with important implications for estimating future sea level rise.