The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...

In 1929, Richard Byrd became the first pilot to fly an airplane over the South Pole. With fewer restrictions and capabilities ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away ...

Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

Irish scientists posted at Antarctic research station bring celebrations to the world’s southernmost continent ...

A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered a critical missing piece in the complex puzzle of Antarctica’s ice movement, using ...