A groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica has left scientists both amazed and baffled: the oldest human remains ever found.

Scientists have drilled down into the Antarctic ice sheet, largely in an attempt to understand the Earth's past climate. The ...

Antarctica is melting — but not the way most people imagine. Beneath its massive ice shelves, the ocean is quietly eating ...

A team of 57 researchers set out on a 70-day Antarctic voyage to observe the effects of our steadily warming planet. Among their discoveries were vast areas of melting ice and microplastics in ...

In one of the most remote and forbidding places on Earth, scientists have made a discovery that’s stirring curiosity far ...

New sonar maps have revealed giant tear-drop patterns—some nearly 400 meters (≈1,300 feet) long—beneath West Antarctica’s ...

In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), including University of Adelaide researchers, highlights the opportunity to strengthen and ...