A new study finds Antarctica gained mass for the first time in decades, reversing previous loss trends and briefly offsetting ...

Defence Force Sergeant Cam Sproull of Ōhope watched orcas hunting just metres from shore.

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

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

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

Despite being overlooked down at the South Pole, Antarctica actually plays a large role in our world and you would notice if ...

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 ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ice loss. A vast network of lakes and streams lies beneath the thick ...

and Marine Biology at UC Santa Barbara who specializes in Antarctic research. With the advent of remote submersible robots it shouldn't be hard to work under significant ice, he said, but it ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...