Deep beneath the thick layer of million-year-old ice, something is lurking quietly, waiting to rip through the rigid ice ...

Ancient Antarctic Sea Monster May Have Laid This Football-Size Egg. A 68 million-year-old egg the size of a football — the ...

Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica's ice sheet has collapsed and regrown ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Ancient granite boulders reveal a vast hidden structure beneath Pine Island Glacier, reshaping understanding of Antarctic ice flow. Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of th ...

Romanian climber Adrian Ahriţculesei has conquered Mount Vinson (4,892 meters), the highest peak in Antarctica. The feat is ...

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ...

When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...

In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

Scientists calculate that last year was the third-hottest on record, following 2024 and 2023. Several climate monitoring ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...