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After 389 days in the Arctic on a project that cost more than $160 million, scientists unexpectedly brought back bad news.
Seven extraordinary pieces of glass found 279 metres below the icy continent of Antarctica are being described by scientists as a discovery.
One of the most astonishing examples is the Antarctic sponge Monorhaphis chuni, with one specimen estimated to be over 11,000 years old.
Onyx, the longest river in Antarctica, does not flow into the sea but flows in the opposite direction due to the unique geological features of this place.
New research sounds the alarm: At the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, the Arctic Ocean will have its first ice-free day in 2027.
On the cold and mysterious continent of Antarctica, scientists recently discovered something surprising: a giant and mysterious object with a diameter of 56 km!
For the first time, researchers have found pieces of amber from a sedimentary basin off the coast of Antarctica.
The Captain Arctic cruise ship has five large sails 35m high, covered with 2,000m2 of solar panels to help exploit clean energy.
China plans to send a manned submarine to explore the polar seabed as part of its growing ambitions in the Arctic Ocean.
Polar bears are suffering terrible injuries to their paws due to changing ice conditions in the area.
Unusual warming and a strange polar vortex this year have changed the cycle of the ozone hole. Don't celebrate too soon, scientists warn.
Some icy regions of Antarctica are forming lush green vegetation at an alarming rate as the region is also hit by heatwaves.
Field tests show that pumping seawater into snow on top of Arctic sea ice thickens the ice sheet, providing a viable way to maintain ice cover through the summer.
Researchers encountered a small squid that was likely a juvenile giant squid in Antarctic waters.
Scientists from Oregon State University have determined that the current rate of natural CO2 increase on Earth is the fastest in the past 50,000 years.