On July 28, 170 researchers sent a letter to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Congress after NSF's 2026 budget ...

The icy world of Antarctica might not be enticing to us, but it's bustling with microscopic life. Scientists recently got a ...

The tourists aboard the boat took the penguin to the safety of an iceberg, where its fellow flock members awaited.

Most of Earth's fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is ...

Thanks to a growing body of Antarctic research, scientists are beginning to understand what journeys on the coldest continent ...

A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.

East Antarctica’s interior is warming at a startling pace, powered by shifting ocean conditions that drive warm air inland. Long overlooked, this icy heart may hold the key to future sea level rise.

Beneath Antarctica's vast expanse of ice sit hundreds of canyons, some up to tens of thousands of feet deep. These complex ...

Ethan Guo spent two months detained in Antarctica after landing his Cessna without permission, but charges were dropped and ...

Life teems under the Antarctic ice sheet. In subglacial Lake Mercer, it is surprisingly versatile and isolated from the rest of the world.

Antarctic algae once cooled the planet by trapping carbon. Now, melting sea ice threatens their survival - and climate ...

The Tennessee native, who was 19 when the journey began, was freed on Saturday and transported to mainland Chile aboard a ...