If the ice blanketing Antarctica were to vanish, the world’s shorelines would be redrawn so radically that some countries ...

A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because of global warming, scientists announced in a recent study. In fact, the research showed that vegetation ...

When sea ice melts and refreezes, it stirs vortices that pull warm deep water up, eroding Antarctica's shrinking ice shelves.

Flat Earth theories have circulated for years, but a recent post adds another element to the theory – a claim that the world is surrounded by an ice wall. An Oct. 29 Instagram post includes a photo of ...

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. A glacier ...

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When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

H5N1 bird flu in Antarctic wildlife showing how climate change shifts animal ranges and highlights urgent need for monitoring ...

Maps of Antarctica date back to when Roman geographer and astronomer Ptolemy envisioned a land in the southern hemisphere to counterbalance that in the north to satisfy an ancient sense of proportion.

Thom Gilligan, Antarctica Marathon race director, said he knows the draw of the last continent. "To race in Antarctica is a goal of many runners. On average we have participants from more than 20 ...