The National Science Foundation's massive IceCube neutrino detector at the South Pole just got a major new upgrade, which ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

The environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. Seals can collect data in waters that ships could ...

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Feb. 17, setting the stage for a dramatic annular solar eclipse.

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from ...

Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of Antarctica, where they hope to gather a wealth of data to demonstrate the benefits of creating ...

The U.S. conducted its first inspection of a Chinese Antarctic station in six years to verify it was being peacefully used.

If a cruise to Antarctica is on a traveler’s bucket list, they’ll likely need to cross the notoriously treacherous Drake ...