Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...

Since 1974 a particular area of ice in Antarctica has been a mystery to scientists. That’s because periodically a hole would ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

According to researchers, the increase in mass is due to unusual snowfall and does not represent a stabilization of the ...

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser was supposed to be a groundbreaking machine, allowing American explorers to traverse Antarctica ...

Wealthy adventurers and bucket listers rub shoulders with scientists looking to gather data as funding vanishes under the ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

If there's one place on Earth to witness the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, it has to be Antarctica, the ...