A May 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a man speaking about Antarctica. "Do you think these are the reasons why it’s illegal to go to the (sic) Antarctica?" reads the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Antarctica is home to around 20 million breeding pairs of penguins, like these Adelie penguins ...

Title image: The dry valleys of Antarctica form the coldest, driest, and windiest ecosystems known. (Credit: Michael Gooseff/CU Boulder) Summer 2024 is on track to be the hottest on record for ...

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is ...