A crate of Scotch whiskey that once belonged to famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton was opened Friday, several months after having been rescued from a 100-plus old prison of Antarctic ice.

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

Sir Ernest Shackleton ... board scientists with expertise in the study of ice, climate and related matters, advancing our knowledge of the Antarctic environment.

I can thank Anglo-Irish polar explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton ... to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. However, before even reaching Antarctica proper he was stymied by pack ice in the Weddell ...

"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...

Researchers believe the ice near the continent's Dome C North is up to 2 million years old. They plan to extract a cross-section 3 kilometres deep. Australian scientists have begun a new major ice ...

“It's worth exploring if this is possible.” One approach would be to stop warm ocean water from flowing underneath the Antarctic ice shelves using giant curtains or submarine seawalls to hold ...

In many areas where Antarctic land ice meets the ocean, large floating ice shelves form, areas particularly vulnerable to ocean melting. Warm ocean currents flowing under ice shelves are driving ...

I recently read a book about Shackleton’s Antarctic adventure, which is celebrating its 100 ... They were only surviving on seal meat, living on an ice floe, and journeying across the roughest seas in ...