The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.

Scientists have drawn up the most accurate map of Antarctica, offering background to the continent’s response to climate change.

A new map reveals where Antarctica is retreating fast, exposing hidden hotspots of grounded ice loss and future sea level ...

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Antarctica is often considered the last pristine wilderness on the planet. But an Australian base abandoned almost six decades ago continues to pose a major pollution threat to the ecosystem. Planning ...

The expiration of the New START Treaty offers the United States a rare chance to lead a multilateral reset of nuclear arms ...

Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.

After analyzing three decades of satellite radar data, scientists have created the first continent-wide record of Antarctic ...

A comprehensive 30-year study led by University of California, Irvine glaciologists has produced a circumpolar ice grounding line migration map of Antarctica. An amalgamation of three decades of ...

Footage of a sleeper shark traversing a barren Antarctic seabed has left experts with much to discuss, as the newly captured video contradicts a widely held belief that the deep-sea dwellers don’t ...