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

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new ...

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

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

What they didn’t know was that Antarctica is in fact incredibly valuable — as a cornerstone of Earth’s climate. “Most of this Continent is completely unknown and unexplored,” notes this ...

The Trump administration has placed a 10 percent “ reciprocal tariff ” on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are external ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

According to the Extraordinary March 2022 East Antarctica “Heat” Wave study, data collected from automatic weather stations across East Antarctica exhibit all-time temperature highs on the frozen land ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...