A study found that channels beneath ice sheets could trap warm water and accelerate the ice’s deterioration.

In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists have now figured out what happened in that ...

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

Antarctica is being ravaged by a triple-whammy of climate chaos that has melted sea ice to record lows, a new study has ...

Representing the longest continuous record of the Earth’s climate, the giant ice core may soon unlock some much-wanted data ...

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

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

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.

An Antarctic researcher has been removed from a remote South Korean science base after allegedly threatening his co-workers ...

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

Antarctic sea ice is shrinking faster than expected. New research shows how winds, ocean heat, and feedback loops caused this ...

Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot ...