Antarctica is also known to have some of the most extreme and harsh environments on the planet, where life struggles to exist ...

Antarctica looks like the set of a science fiction epic, a continent of jagged ice cliffs, neon auroras and endless white horizons. Yet by the strict standards scientists use, it is not just a frozen ...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled Antarctica's hidden, rugged topography beneath its ice sheet, revealing mountains, ...

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...

It's an interesting thought experiment to brainstorm what could be trapped under the thick, centuries old ice in Antarctica. Aliens? A virus? Some strange, undiscovered creatures? Scientists have ...

BAS is a world-leading centre for polar research and operations. Its researchers discovered the ozone hole in 1985, and today BAS scientists are studying how the frozen regions of our planet are ...