Snaking almost 1,800 miles from its source in Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea in Romania, the Danube is best explored slowly. Cruises, the most popular option, provide up-close encounters with ...

In the frigid waters originally hidden below, scientists discovered what appear to be new species of crustaceans, fish and other life forms.

The Bedmap3 from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the most detailed depiction ever captured of the southernmost ...

Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...

Historically, there have been four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the Gulf of Mexico had officially been changed to ...

They also assessed size distribution of West Antarctic Peninsula krill ... The granular details presented by these findings ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

The RSV Nuyina has been examining marine life in its research on a melting glacier, and the 60 researchers on board are making the most of the maiden research voyage.

Along with understanding the impacts of warmer waters in the Antarctic region, scientists have been recording the rich and unique biodiversity — parts of which could be new to science.

“Most of this Continent is completely unknown and unexplored,” notes this map of Antarctica from the 1956 Oxford School Atlas. Credit: Oxford School Atlas Antarctica remained largely ...

Why our climate future depends on Antarctica Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent plays a key role in stabilizing Earth’s climate. By Chris Rapley | Published: April 1, 2025 ...