Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching plastic pollution has become. While not new, it's the first time these ...

Let it snow The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers are part of the Antarctic ice sheet, which covers at least 20,000 square miles of land (about the surface area of the US and Mexico combined).

ALTHOUGH the Falklands can expect cold weather at this time of year, heavy snow which fell over the ... south/southwest air flow originating in Antarctica, keeping air temperatures below freezing.