Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern ...

Think Antarctica is always a frozen wonderland? Think again. Our southernmost continent is experiencing a surprising summer-like spell — in the dead of winter. East Antarctica, which makes up most of ...

And so, the Argo float’s trip under the ice turned out to be an incredibly lucky accident. During an eight-month period, the ...

Plastic pollution in the ocean is an ongoing issue, and even the tiniest of marine animals are at risk. According to a report by Sierra in June, two studies of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica ...

To survive the bitter cold, Antarctica’s native residents adorn themselves with thick layers of fat and fur. A non-biting ...

A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and ...

A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements. By Delger Erdenesanaa ...

Scientists are concerned after confirming the first-ever known cases of the bird flu in the Antarctic region, a discovery that illustrates the sweeping impact of the virus that has killed hundreds of ...

The peninsula region experienced temperatures near 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Images out of a northern region of Antarctica show a landscape nearly devoid of ice and snow after record-setting temperatures ...

On Aug. 16, 1897, the Research Vessel Belgica set sail from Antwerp, Belgium. The ship's destination — via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and then Punta Arenas, Chile — was Antarctica, a continent that ...

Global warming is putting the continent’s ice at risk of destruction in many forms. But one especially calamitous scenario might be a less pressing concern, a new study found. By Raymond Zhong Earth’s ...