The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...

A conservative scenario shows by 2033–34, visitor numbers could reach around 285,000. Under the least conservative scenario, numbers could reach 450,000.

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater ...

Unchecked tourism growth in Antarctica risks undermining the very environment that draws visitors to the region. What can be ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

A 19-year-old U.S. pilot was detained by Chilean authorities in Antarctica after he altered his flight plan without approval.

Teenage influencer Ethan Guo, 19, has reportedly been detained in Antarctica while attempting to make a historic solo flight ...

A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who ...