The “gravity hole” formed at least 70 million years ago after convection in Earth’s mantle. The weak gravity could impact our ...

Although Earth is approximately spherical, its gravity field doesn't adhere to the same geometry. In visualizations, it more closely resembles a potato, with bumps and divots. One of the strongest of ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

Researchers have confirmed a subglacial river system channeling water more than 1,500 feet beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, where episodic surges flush into the ocean cavity under the Ross Ice Shelf.

A 23-million-year record hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice may reshape forecasts of how rising temperatures affect global ...

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

Turkish scientists say research shows risks in Antarctic region from diseases carried by migratory birds to plastic waste ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, ...

Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists have uncovered a geological archive that could reshape predictions of future sea-level rise.

Antarctica, the planet's largest repository of meteorites, is beginning to hide them under the ice due to global warming.