The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate the introduction of the UK's new polar research vessel.

The team will spend four months franking stamps on tourists' postcards and counting penguins.

Newly available archival film has revealed the eastern ice shelf of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting faster than previous estimates, suggesting the shelf may collapse sooner than expected.

Engineers succeed in automating science experiments at the UK's Halley research station.

Antarctic glaciers are named after the spacecraft that revolutionised our understanding of the continent.

Researchers say sea levels may rise by 2m by the end of this century, double current predictions.

Researchers say global sea levels may rise by 2m by the end of this century, double the current predictions.

Almost a quarter of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now unstable, according to a new study.

Part of the world's largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the rest, shedding light on how it might respond to climate change.

An international team of scientists has found part of the world’s largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall ice shelf average due to solar heating of the surrounding ocean surface.