An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

As the expedition vessel continues its journey towards Bharati Station, it points to India's strategic focus on enhancing its ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

The world's biggest iceberg—more than twice the size of London—could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...