Far beneath the creaking surface of West Antarctica, scientists have uncovered a 60‑mile‑wide block of granite that rivals ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

Up to 98 percent of Antarctica is caked in miles-thick ice sheets, some of which formed millions upon millions of years ago.

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing ...

The majority of Antarctica is covered in a thick sheet of ice, but what lies beneath its frozen surface has largely remained ...

“If you imagined the Scottish Highlands or the European Alps were covered by ice and the only way to understand their shape ...

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...

Our reporter sends a dispatch from the icebreaker Araon, currently on its way to Antarctica, about the scientists, their work and how he’s battling seasickness.

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human ...

PUEO is designed to study tiny particles called neutrinos that travel through space at extremely high energies. When these ...

Antarctica might seem like one of the few untouched places left on Earth. However, tourism is growing rapidly, and its impact ...

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, ...