A new map of Antarctica’s seafloor reveals a vast and previously overlooked network of 332 submarine canyons, some plunging ...

A colossal oil deposit — reportedly amounting to 511 billion barrels — has been identified by Russian research missions ...

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 ...

Antarctica has moved to “the front of the line” as a global warming threat that’s already well beyond expectations, and it’s ...

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

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.

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 ...

A research associate in marine and geochemistry at WHOI, Swarr, of Sandwich, is accustomed to work that is measured in ...

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After conquering a freezing marathon in Antarctica, Forrest Johnson races to Australia for his next challenge in the quest to ...

Forrest Johnson kicks off a quest to run seven marathons on seven continents in one week, completing Cape Town and heading ...