We always hear about the problems with the ice melting in Antarctica, but why exactly is this a problem? What would happen if all the ice melted? If Antarctica, it…

Antarctica is a mysterious continent at the southern tip of Earth. Due to its isolation and extreme environment, it's the continent we know the last about.  Whilst we're discovering more…

Antarctica is one of the most fascinating continents, but also one of the least understood. That’s why we’ve put together this list with 17 interesting facts about Antarctica, from the…

Antarctica has no government and no native population, so you might think that it's easy to visit. However, that's not necessarily true. So, can you simply rock up to visit…

It's hard to believe Earth's southernmost continent as anything other than the vast expanse of ice that it is today, but it hasn't always been like this. So, how was…

Antarctica is the world's southernmost landmass and the fifth-largest continent. But, it wasn't discovered until long after all the other continents. But now that we know about it, who actually…

Antarctica is one of the most extreme climates on Earth, not to mention being over 1,000km (620 miles) from any other continent. But despite all this, do people live there?…

Being located over the south pole poses many unexpected challenges for Antarctica and the people who temporarily live at the research bases there, one of these is working out which…