I boarded a Hi Fly A340 for a charter flight to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica, departing from Cape Town. The flight lasted 5 hours and 15 minutes, traveling from 33 degrees South to 71 degrees ...

The UAE’s growing Antarctic research programme raises questions about transport access, aircraft capability and the potential ...

There's no place in the world like Antarctica. You'll find diverse wildlife, including emperor penguins, humpback whales, and elephant seals. The region is completely covered in snow, with massive ...

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 ...

Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum in 2026, extending a remarkable decline that began after years of ...

A new study links an unusual opening in East Antarctica’s sea ice to extreme weather and warmer ocean water In the middle of Antarctica’s winter, a vast patch of ocean appeared where sea ice normally ...

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 ...