(via NOVA PBS) People come to Antarctica for science, but many stay for the community, the adventure, and the strange magic of living at the edge of the world.

There’s a lake in Antarctica that no human has ever touched. Not because it’s remote, though it is, but because it sits under ...

A study of 26 individuals who stayed at the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica for six months in 2018 reveals that living on the frozen continent can change people’s accents. Not all 26 were ...

McKenzie has to mediate the staff fallings out that happen in any workplace Both the UK and US's research facilities in Antarctica are on the hunt for the next batch of workers to "go south". You ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, ...

Few living architects can claim, in good faith, to have shaped the character of a whole neighborhood, let alone a city or country. Yet, on a landmass around 40% larger than Europe, one man has exerted ...

Recent studies have detected microplastics in Antarctica as small as 1 micrometer, which is smaller than a human red blood cell. Current microplastic levels are 100 times higher than previously ...

Melting ice is adding freshwater to Antarctic coastal waters, where lower salt levels can disrupt marine animals and even ...

Belgica antarctica has been found to have microplastics in its system, living in Antarctica. Belgica antarctica larvae have lower fat reserves after consuming microplastics than those not exposed.