Researchers did not expect the huge size of the meteorite given the frigid continent's history of thousands of space rocks ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

The story of an ancient river lost with time, preserved under thick layers of ice in Antarctica has now attracted scientific ...

“If you look on nautical charts, it calls this island Bombay Island after this boat,” Lockton said of the remains of an old ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

Some 19 projects dealing with wide range of topics, mostly focused on climate change’s impact on aquatic life, have been ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at wide swaths of the federal government, which could mean cuts ...