Antarctica’s eerie Blood Falls puzzled scientists worldwide. Was it a frozen crime scene, ancient bacteria, or something even ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked ...

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound, which will prove ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice, called a megaberg, could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by ...

Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately ...

A core of ice extracted from Antarctica had literally frozen in time the climate of the planet going back nearly 70,000 years.

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...