Antarctica

Bright pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica have led scientists to a remarkable discovery. Beneath Pine Island Glacier lies an enormous buried granite mass, nearly 100 km wide and 7 km thick, roughly half the size of Wales in the…

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses and algae cannot make energy. But that’s not to say all life…

Image of the Day for March 11, 2026 Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils. Mar 11, 2026 View more Images of the Day: Scientists estimate that Earth is home to more…

Gravity feels steady and reliable, always keeping us on the ground. But the surprising truth is that it isn’t exactly the same everywhere. Its pull changes slightly depending on where you are on Earth. And in one of the most remote corners of the planet, beneath Antarctica, gravity is at…

Gravity often feels dependable and unchanging. It seems steady enough that we rarely question it. But the real picture is more surprising. In reality, gravity does not have exactly the same strength everywhere on Earth. Its pull varies slightly across the planet's surface. After accounting for the effects of Earth's…

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently released a draft report for its fourth recertification of krill fishing in Antarctica by Aker QRILL Company. The certification would allow Aker to put an MSC label on its products that tells consumers the krill came from a sustainable well-managed fishery...Read More

The Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica. (Image credit: NASA) A sweeping new satellite analysis shows that Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles (12,950 square kilometers) of grounded ice over the past three decades — an area roughly twice as big as Delaware — as warming ocean waters erode the…

Salps are a colonial, barrel-shaped group of species that pump water through their transparent bodies, filtering out even the smallest phytoplankton. Aaron Sanders Published: March 2, 2026 1.05pm CET Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for…

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As climate risks accelerate and decisions increasingly depend on trusted data, the global system that observes Earth's climate has never mattered more. From satellites orbiting thousands of kilometres above the planet to research stations in Antarctica, it tracks Essential Climate Variables - including temperature, sea level, greenhouse gases and ice…