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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Scientists discovered an uncharted Antarctic island in the Weddell Sea during an expedition, prompting updates to global maps ...

Ever since the continents were all mapped, people had noticed that many coastlines, like those of South America and Africa, looked as though they would fit together if they could be moved like puzzle ...

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 ...

EXPLORERS have accidentally discovered a new island in Antarctica after seeking shelter from a storm on its shores, and its ...

New simulations show that the world's strongest ocean current didn't start flowing overnight – several major factors needed ...

A 93-strong international expedition team has been exploring the northwestern Weddell Sea in the Antarctic on board the ...