Dramatic changes to the polar ice caps caused by climate change are being reflected in a new edition map of Antarctica and the Artic. Produced by cartographers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS ...

Sea ice around Antarctica reached a record low for the second straight year this month, scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday. "Antarctic sea ice has likely ...

Beautiful and rugged, the Arctic and Antarctic regions have an alien charm. But as the climate warms, these polar ecosystems have become some of the most vulnerable on Earth.

Overall, they say the discovery of the hidden world under Antarctica’s ice had them “jumping up and down for joy.” Finding life under ice A map of Antarctica. Image source: lesniewski ...

I first learned of Greenland's existence from a world map pinned on my childhood bedroom wall. Decades later, I finally made it to the capital, Nuuk.

THE bottom quarter of our planet is its most lonely region, consisting largely of ocean areas and Antarctica. Until the end of the last century no human being, so far as was known, had set foot on the ...

Dramatic changes to polar ice caps revealed on new map of Arctic and Antarctica. The new edition - with Antarctica on one side and the Arctic on the reverse - contains brand new sea ice extent ...