This was no ordinary expedition. It marked the first in-depth study of the geology, ocean conditions, and marine life beneath ...

High up in the mountains, in a rocky world left behind by melting glaciers, life finds an unlikely jumpstart—thanks to poop.

Scientists drilled through Antarctic ice to uncover a buried river system that may reshape predictions of melting and ...

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...