Sea level rise is an immediate threat caused by climate change and driven in large part by melting glaciers and ice sheets. A ...

Don Juan Pond is a mysterious lake in Antarctica that contains so much calcium chloride, it doesn't freeze in subzero ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden Antarctic threat that could accelerate global sea level rise far faster than expected.

On May 16, 1985, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin, ...

Scientists have discovered the Earth's deepest point lies beneath Antarctica's Denman Glacier. This massive ice-filled trench is hidden under miles of ice. Its depth significantly impacts how glaciers ...

Hidden warm-water traps beneath Antarctica may be melting the continent’s ice far faster than scientists realized.

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the ...

An Antarctic expeditioner who allegedly threatened colleagues with a bladed weapon has been removed from a Korean research station in a rare mid-winter evacuation.

Scientists are drilling deep into East Antarctica for ancient ice. This ice holds air bubbles from Earth's past. The Beyond ...

Strong waves from Antarctica are hitting the Pacific coast of the Americas with greater intensity, increasing coastal risks.