Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Glaciers carry unique organic carbon fingerprints that reflect geography and pollution, influencing ecosystems downstream.

The Bedmap3 from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the most detailed depiction ever captured of the southernmost ...

The subglacial hydrology of the coldest continent on the planet is giving climate experts a peek at the future.

China's latest Antarctic expedition achieved multiple firsts, including launching active-source seismic exploration in the inland regions for the first time, which filled a gap in the country's ...

Newly released satellite footage shows the world’s largest iceberg running aground near a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean last month.   The timelapse video, published by Colorado State ...

There are many unknowns when it comes to climate change, like what might happen to the ice in Antarctica. Vast and remote, ...

The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

Antarctica is coming apart, crumbling into the sea, much, much faster than anybody ever thought possible. After all, it was ...