Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin in 1880, where his father was a minister who ran an orphanage. From an early age he took an interest in Greenland, and always walked, skated, and hiked as though ...

A colossal ocean current encircling Antarctica—stronger than all the world’s rivers combined—played a far more complex role in shaping Earth’s climate than scientists once thought. New research shows ...

The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times as many microplastic particles as the surrounding seawater. This concentration at the base of the food web poses a ...

What looked like an iceberg turns out to be an undiscovered Antarctic island, surprising scientists and reshaping maps of the ...

Uncharted island will soon appear on nautical charts,” as a group of scientists have uncovered a mystery, unnamed landmass ...

EXPLORERS have accidentally discovered a new island in Antarctica after seeking shelter from a storm on its shores, and its as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Rough weather conditions forced an ...

On 20 March 2026, the glaciologist will take over as scientific director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). To date, he has been active as the ...

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Scientist and explorer -- Wegener's shocking idea -- The world reacts to Wegener's idea -- Preparing for Greenland -- Arriving in Greenland -- Establishing Eismitte -- The fourth trip to Eismitte, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A team of international researchers has discovered a previously uncharted island in Antarctica, a finding that is now prompting updates to global navigation maps and raising new ...