The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.

MELTING ICE in Antarctica has exposed a mysterious skeleton, sparking claims that the creature found on Google Maps could be a "dinosaur frozen in time".

The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.

Perhaps the oldest and most frequently cited piece of “evidence” for the possibility of an ancient civilization in Antarctica is the Piri Reis map, which was drawn by the eponymous Ottoman sailor and ...

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' worth of technology to take a peek.

Of the roughly 45,000 meteorites found in Antarctica so far, only around 100 are this size or larger. Guided by a 'meteorite treasure map', scientists have found an extraordinary specimen — one ...

New Antarctic map shows how ice moves, can be used to predict sea level rise Plus, watch the really pretty animation. Written by Boonsri Dickinson, Contributing Editor Aug. 18, 2011 at 11:31 a.m. PT ...

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW saw the valuation of a collection of items from an Antarctic expedition when the BBC show visited ... UK storm maps show the 13 towns to be hit by wall of rain to end 35C ...

As the name of the map implies, this is the third effort to illustrate Antarctica’s rock bed. The project began in 2001, but the researchers involved say the new map represents a dramatic ...

Guided by a 'meteorite treasure map', scientists have found an extraordinary specimen — one of the largest meteorites ever recovered from Antarctica. Over the past two months, researcher Vinciane ...