New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...

Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

Melting glaciers may be setting off volcanoes worldwide, triggering eruptions and possibly accelerating climate change.

About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...

Antarctica, the frozen continent at the southernmost point of our planet, remains one of the most mysterious and unexplored places on Earth. Spanning over 14 million square kilometers, Antarctica is ...

When massive icebergs break loose from places like Antarctica it can send tons of ice floating elsewhere, and it’s one of the most illustrative signs of global warming. Well, experts say exactly one ...

A teenager attempting to set a world flight record and raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been ...

Long before European colonizers sighted the continent, legendary explorer Hui Te Rangiora may have seen Antarctica.

A 19-year-old self-taught aviator from Memphis was detained in Antarctica while attempting a solo flight to seven continents, ...

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.