Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. A glacier ...

A strange object resembling a massive ship has been spotted on Google Earth in Antarctica, sending conspiracy theories into ...

The extracted ice block is six million years old, towards the end of the Miocene epoch, and can help to understand the planet ...

A colossal oil deposit — reportedly amounting to 511 billion barrels — has been identified by Russian research missions ...

Scientists uncover how a flat seabed triggered Hektoria Glacier’s record collapse, offering new warnings for Antarctica’s ice and rising seas.

Working in Antarctica comes with risks most people never imagine. Because brutal winters make evacuation impossible for ...

Fast-moving ocean motions under the Antarctic ice act like storms and melt ice quickly. These forces could speed up sea-level ...

When sea ice melts and refreezes, it stirs vortices that pull warm deep water up, eroding Antarctica's shrinking ice shelves.

USCGC Polar Star, the service's only heavy icebreaker, at Coast Guard Base Seattle on Nov. 13, 2025. The ship is preparing to ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

As northern Alaska takes on Polar night, with 64 days of darkness, Antarctica will enter Polar day, with 24 hours of sunlight ...

We take a look at a handful misconceptions about Antarctica, from its alleged populations of bears to its current ownership.