Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...

Expedition reveals rare glimpse of one of the sea’s most mysterious predators ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

The NSF is beginning an operational retreat from Antarctica. Both the aging U.S. facilities and the research itself are imperiled.

Scientists have just revealed a major new discovery hidden beneath Antarctica's icy surface—and it’s changing everything we ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

A team of scientists set out on the research ship Falkor (too) in February for a 35-day expedition off the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of subantarctic islands. Their main goal was to use a ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues.