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

Giant icebergs once scraped the seafloor near Britain, offering clues about ancient ice shelves and future sea-level rise.

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...

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

A hole the size of Switzerland opened in Antarctic ice over Maud Rise, driven by ocean heat, storms, and topography—raising ...

Giant icebergs the size of cities once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find - Research could indicate how ...

A massive hole appeared in Antarctica's sea ice in 2017. This happened near Maud Rise, an underwater mountain. Scientists ...

Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.

The gap stayed for several more months and swelled to the size of Switzerland a year later. The hole was located hundreds of ...

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

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