It is not the near-mythical realm imagined by earlier cartographers, who left it as a blank space labeled “Unknown Southern Land.” It is a vital continent full of clues about our planet’s deep past ...

An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-penetrating radar to gather data that will ...

The continent’s ice is melting and raising sea levels worldwide. Our journalists will be sending regular dispatches as they ...

Antarctica faces abrupt, irreversible climate changes as warming nears 1.5 °C, threatening ice, oceans, ecosystems, and ...

A groundbreaking new map offers an unprecedented glimpse beneath the vast ice sheets of Antarctica, revealing a landscape that has been hidden for millions of years. This detailed visualization, a ...

View post: One of Amazon's Most Popular Pairs of Sweatpants Is on Sale for Only $7 Right Now The Royal New Zealand Air Force rescued three staffers from Antarctica in an evacuation fraught with danger ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

Save for a precious few airlines in this world, there are virtually no scheduled flights to the seventh continent of Earth, ...

Imagine peeling back miles of frozen white and revealing valleys, rivers, and mountains that haven't seen sunlight in tens of ...

New study explains how winter sea ice and melting ice shelves control the formation of deep ocean water in Antarctica.

Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in Antarctica. Footage posted by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on Thursday ...