A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for ...

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.

Nations worldwide maintain territories for strategic and military purposes, often remnants of colonial empires.

The research has revealed hidden hills, alpine-style valleys, eroded troughs, flat lowlands and high-relief terrain that were ...

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge ...

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep channels buried ...

Up to 98 percent of Antarctica is caked in miles-thick ice sheets, some of which formed millions upon millions of years ago.

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's subglacial landscape, exposing a diverse array of ...