Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting ...

Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

Over 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) beneath the near-frozen water of the Antarctic Peninsula, a collection of squids – each one ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to researchers.

An Antarctica expedition is a dream come true for Tracey Davies, but first she has to cross the Drake Passage, the roughest ...

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

One of the world's most vast and mysterious land masses, Antarctica is a remote and fragile environment you can generally ...

Newly introduced species are largely being found on the Antarctic Peninsula, where most tourists and scientists go. The peninsula has the mildest climate of the whole continent and is where ...

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heath Eskridge just returned home from Antarctica after experiencing the coldest plunge you can imagine. It's part of a personal journey that's taken on a bigger purpose in ...

On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf, a massive floating glacier attached to the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet, according to the Schmidt Ocean Institute.