O n top of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica, strange pink boulders stand starkly against a backdrop of ice, snow, and ...

In 2016, Antarctic sea ice, which had previously shown record expansion, shifted rapidly toward unusually low levels. This ...

Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

However, a study published in October 2025 may have finally solved the mystery surrounding their origin, linking the ...

On the weekend, I tweeted that Antarctica would become the next frontier of geopolitical conflict as oil shortages in the Middle East tempt China to mine in the protected frozen wilderness. If Middle ...

Researchers solved the mystery thanks to measuring devices that captured the event entirely by chance, providing the first evidence of the immense physical pressure behind this eerie natural phenomen ...

Wildlife watchers in Antarctica were amazed when a lone gentoo penguin managed to outsmart hunting orcas by racing and swerving away from them, dodging their approach. In the clip, the orcas can be ...

Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday. The area covered by Antarctic sea ice ...

Hidden beneath more than two kilometers of ice, Antarctica conceals a rugged world of mountains, deep valleys and buried river channels. A new continent-wide map has now revealed that secret landscape ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

More than half a mile beneath the surface of Antarctica's Kamb Ice Stream, scientists have uncovered a slow-moving river of water that's been hidden for millennia. This remarkable discovery is ...

Remains of the McCloud Glacier, 2024, photographed by Prof Pete Convey. "Note the clear nunatak at the mid-right of the glacier," said Convey. "This is named 'Manhaul Rock' and, when I was first on ...