In the frozen vastness of Antarctica, a decades-long mystery has finally been resolved, bringing closure to a family and ...

Antarctica's biological systems are also undergoing sudden shifts. Ecosystems both under the sea and on land are being ...

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents — a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll ...

Antarctica is nearing an irreversible tipping point, with ice loss, ocean changes, and wildlife collapse threatening the ...

Tourist influx and research in Antarctica increase pollution, with heavy metal particles in snow now 10x higher than 40 years ...

A new atlas reveals 332 massive underwater canyons beneath the frozen continent, offering crucial clues about Earth’s past — ...

Melting sea ice allows oceans to warm more rapidly, which melts more sea ice. Once triggered, they can be difficult or even ...

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned ...

Many ships have tried to reach the floating tongue of Thwaites Glacier—a 130-kilometer-wide conveyor belt of ice that slides ...

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned ...