Antarctica’s biggest and oldest free‑floating iceberg is undergoing a startling transformation, with its once white surface ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

More than four decades ago, scientists in Antarctica recorded a temperature so extreme it still stands as the coldest ever ...

Deep under almost three kilometers of Antarctic ice, scientists expected to find a frozen archive of Earth’s distant past.

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and food ...

In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

FILE - Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. A new study released Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, concludes that Antarctica is already being and will continue to be ...

'Nations must understand that by continuing to explore, extract and burn fossil fuels anywhere in the world, the environment of Antarctica will become ever more affected.' Drastic action is needed to ...

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events.

Our reporter sends a dispatch from the icebreaker Araon, currently on its way to Antarctica, about the scientists, their work ...

Antarctic ice loss increased rapidly in past climates when oceans warmed first, raising risks for modern coastlines.