Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include ...

The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, ...

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...