A significant magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on August 21, 2025, triggering tsunami alerts for Chile's coast. The passage, a crucial waterway between South America and Antarctica, ...

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

Antarctica is a bucket-list destination for many travelers. And as one of the most remote places on Earth, it’s not easy to visit. That’s why it’s vital to travel with a tour company that knows how to ...

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.

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark ...

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

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the waves — ...

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

New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...