An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is ...

The researchers further demonstrated that the ammonia kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction. Out at sea, tiny plantlike ...

Penguin poop provides ammonia for cloud formation in coastal Antarctica, potentially helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the region.

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding ...

A fast-moving glacier in West Antarctica is “stealing” ice from its neighbor in a newly observed case of ice piracy.

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Social media posts are claiming to disprove the effects of climate change in Antarctica by comparing the amount of sea ice ...

In one of the world’s most isolated and extreme environments, researchers are testing new tools to combat the psychological toll of isolation, and two ...

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...

From base layers to the best bags, here are the exact items to pack for a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic adventure.