Much of the U.S. and Europe have been facing record high temperatures and relentless heat domes this summer, but the Earth's most southern continent just recorded a new low temperature. On July 18, ...

Right now, cold air high above Antarctica is up to 35ºC warmer than normal. Normally, strong winds and the lack of sun would keep the temperature at around –55°C. But it's risen sharply to around ...

Between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica appeared to be growing. Heavy snowfall fueled by wetter weather caused parts of the continent to gain mass, leading some to question whether climate change is really ...

Think Antarctica is always a frozen wonderland? Think again. Our southernmost continent is experiencing a surprising summer-like spell — in the dead of winter. East Antarctica, which makes up most of ...

Last month, Earth dropped to its coldest temperature in 14 years. Antarctica’s Concordia research station recorded the frigid temperature of –119.4°F (–84.1°C) on July 18. The remote research station ...

A record-breaking heat wave unfolding at what should be the coldest time in Earth’s coldest place has scientists concerned about what it could mean for the future health of the Antarctic continent, ...

A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the least ...

Scientists in Antarctica have recorded a new record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Fahrenheit), breaking the barrier of 20 degrees for the first time on the continent, a researcher said ...

Between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica appeared to be growing. Heavy snowfall caused parts of the continent to gain mass, leading some to question whether climate change is really causing irreversible ...

The Totten Ice Shelf contributes to ice loss in East Antarctica, but this was offset by the increased snowfall from 2021 to 2023. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica appeared ...