"It’ll be found in other parts of the world, too." Scientists uncover disturbing pattern accelerating Antarctic ice loss: 'It ...

Since 1974 a particular area of ice in Antarctica has been a mystery to scientists. That’s because periodically a hole would ...

Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...

Defence Force Sergeant Cam Sproull of Ōhope watched orcas hunting just metres from shore.

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

According to researchers, the increase in mass is due to unusual snowfall and does not represent a stabilization of the ...

Wealthy adventurers and bucket listers rub shoulders with scientists looking to gather data as funding vanishes under the ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

During cold (glacial) cycles, ice sheets sprawled across Antarctica, Greenland and North America, locking away water and ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...