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

Just a few decades ago, the sky above Antarctica became a symbol of environmental crisis. Scientists had discovered a massive ...

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

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the ...

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

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

Many of us perceive Antarctica as a distant and mysterious corner of the world. The coldest and most wind-swept region on Earth was the last continent to be discovered. Today, it stands as a ...

Magical, surreal and otherworldly, Antarctica is a land of ultimates. As the southernmost continent, it is the coldest and windiest place on earth. And with virtually no rain and more than 95 ...