A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked ...

The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Scientists have observed an unusual surge in the population of Gentoo penguins in Antarctica that poses a threat to the existence of the other penguin species. A 2016 report addressed the rising ...

Antarctica does not have a permanent human population. In the warmer summer months, up to 5,000 scientific researchers are based in Antarctica. This number drops to around 1,000 during the winter ...

Image caption, A research base in Antarctica. Antarctica does not have a permanent human population. However, there are many scientific research bases on the continent. Scientists study the ...