Better constraints on the age and tectonic settings on these units may lead to further understanding the paleobiogeographical evolution of the region, which may have played an important role for ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by ...

Over time, Antarctica may evolve from a cold desert reminiscent of the Martian landscape to an ecosystem akin to Arctic tundra. Levy projects that the first permafrost could completely thaw and vanish ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, after 16 years of research. More than 35,600 records, some ...

The maps show the water networks beneath Antarctica, revealing a steady discharge of water through channels above the bedrock. (Image credit: Shivani Ehrenfeucht et al., 2024; CC-BY-NC-ND ) ...

University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...

Ben Galton-Fenzi is employed by the Australian Antarctic DIvision. Bishakhdatta Gayen is employed by the University of Melbourne. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

Recently, Russian scientists claimed that the universe’s largest oil and gas reserves were discovered in the British Antarctic Territory. This discovery has significantly impacted geopolitics, the ...

Now, a team led by researchers at UNSW Sydney's Centre for Ecosystem Science has developed a high-resolution map and hierarchical classification system of Antarctica's ice-free lands, which can be ...