Advances in Earth Sciences: enhancing our understanding of Polar Regions.

This article discusses the importance of understanding the Polar Regions and the efforts made by the scientific community, including researchers from Turkey, to explore these regions. It highlights the establishment of the Polar Research Institute under TÜB¿TAK Marmara Research Centre in 2019, which has organized several expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic. The article also presents a special issue of the journal that showcases diverse research projects in the Antarctic Peninsula, covering various scientific disciplines such as geology, biogeochemistry, and technological applications. The authors express gratitude to the contributors and reviewers for their valuable contributions. [Extracted from the article]