Hundreds of dormant volcanoes across the globe—particularly in Antarctica—could become more active thanks to climate change.

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

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

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

The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...

A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...

Satellite data shows that Antarctic ice sheets have grown in size, prompting claims that climate change is in reverse or even ...

The consequences of Antarctic ice loss are serious and varied and monitoring the issue faces challenges as American ...