Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life. But this wasn't always the case. Ninety million years ago, it ...

Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, ...

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below the seafloor have revealed a tiny piece of fossilized resin holding fragments ...

The amber, excavated from Pine Island Bay in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, provides a unique snapshot of life in prehistoric ...

Although much of Antarctica has been chartered and collected in maps by different countries this latest edition to be finished at the end of this year has been described “as the most complete so ...

The Antarctica Ice Ultra is an endurance race that challenges athletes to push their limits. The competitors faced extreme conditions, with temperatures starting at -17°C and plummeting to -25°C ...

A malnourished emperor penguin has been found in Australia for the first time - more than 2,200 miles north of the Antarctic coast. The adult male was discovered on 1 November on a tourist beach ...

During the winter months, days are shorter in the northern hemisphere and there's no doubt you will have noticed there are fewer daylight hours - but what happens to the world's southernmost continent ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, your one place to discover the biggest new song, album and DVD releases. Let's get straight into ...

Chardfun Advent Calendar: This is one busy calendar, chock full of cars and a variety of road signs along with an easy-to-follow traffic map. Kids will have fun opening each door and adding to ...

Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne said: “Our widening waistlines are costing the NHS and the economy billions of pounds as well as setting kids up for an unhealthy life. Children with obesity ...

Are you looking for truly unique, challenging and rewarding work? We regularly recruit staff for roles in Antarctica. We offer employment as meteorologists, weather observers and technical engineering ...