Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

New Zealand media hyped that China plans to "construct its second base on the New Zealand side of Antarctica." A Chinese ...

The talks are suitable for students aged 5-18 and organized in collaboration with the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration ... 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted ...

Thwaites Glacier is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers in Antarctica ... Antarctica Week occurs during the first week in December in commemoration of when the Antarctic Treaty, which was ratified ...

"The Antarctic Treaty is under considerable stress and strain ... which is studying climate change on the continent. "We are interested in glacier retreat, because we have a lot of retreat here," said ...

The proposed new station will be discussed at this year's Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Italy in June, however member states are unable to veto proposed new stations under the Antarctic ...

Researchers also don’t yet know the long-term effects. Scientists make concerning discovery while analyzing samples taken at ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted ...

The six-coin series will feature the Antarctic glaciers named after planets of the solar system starting with the Mars Glacier. The Mars Glacier is a glacier in the southeastern corner of ...

A rapidly melting Antarctic glacier containing enough ice to raise global sea levels by 1.5m will be put under the microscope on a landmark research trip. Australia's icebreaker Nuyina will set ...

Since the turn of the millennium, glaciers around the world -- i.e. ice masses on land excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets -- have lost around 273 billion tonnes of ice per year.