Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...

Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, teems with life. For tourists who make it this far south, the experience ...

What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

A scientific experiment aimed at detecting dark matter in space launched from Antarctica on December 15, with significant ...

By measuring the ocean beneath ice shelves, scientists can better understand glacier melt and sea-level rise. The fate of the ...

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

About 9,000 years ago, part of Antarctica’s eastern ice sheet collapsed astonishingly fast, driven by warmer ocean water. The ...

NASA's first scientific balloon flight of the 2025 Antarctica Balloon Campaign lifted off from the agency's Antarctic facility at 5:30 a.m. NZST Tuesday, Dec. 16 (11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15 U.S.

Tom Hunt's attempt to break Vincent Colliard's blistering Hercules Inlet to South Pole speed record has come up short by ...

After completing Project Se7en – a full Ironman triathlon on each continent – in 21 days and setting two world records in the ...

Exciting news! Jane McDonald will soon be back on our screens with her latest programme, Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole. Previously visiting destinations including the Caribbean, Japan and more in ...

Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And ...