The jagged fragment has an area of roughly 31 sq miles (80 sq km) - just a fraction of the approximately 1,297 sq miles ...

The world’s second largest body of ice – the Greenland Ice Sheet – is cracking open quicker than previously, scientists have ...

Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

It’s also a natural process happening more frequently because of human-caused climate change, said British Antarctic Survey ...

The world's biggest iceberg—more than twice the size of London—could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it ...

The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.

Ben Galton-Fenzi is employed by the Australian Antarctic DIvision ... calm eastern part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot observed basal terraces.

The West Antarctic Rift System is home to over 130 ... So when a new study suggests that climate change could accelerate volcanism in Antarctica, it’s definitely worth a close examination.