A 5-mile-long stretch draped across the South Pole recently caught the attention of scientists. Accommodating nearly 30 million cubic kilometers of ice and almost 60% of Earth’s fresh water, this ...

A quiet region at the eastern Antarctic Peninsula carries a narrative that can seem unnervingly personal if you have witnessed something in your life collapse faster than you were prepared for. In ...

Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon ...

If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might be surprised to see something soft and ...

On Sept. 10, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced that the agency is terminating the lease for Nathaniel B. Palmer Icebreaker, the sole U.S. icebreaker dedicated to Antarctic research. This ...