Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern ...

A scientific experiment aimed at detecting dark matter in space launched from Antarctica on December 15, with significant ...

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

Antarctica is breaking apart in two very different directions. While West Antarctica hemorrhages ice into warming seas at an ...

How much do you really know about the coldest place in the world? Expand your knowledge of Antarctica with these surprising ...

Shaina Sadai has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Hitz Family Foundation. Ambarish Karmalkar receives funding from National Science Foundation. When polar ice sheets melt, ...

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises the average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. But ...

New research shows how warm water moves under Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf, revealing how hidden currents and seafloor shape ...

Antarctic sea ice reached its seasonal winter maximum on Sept. 17, 2025, but even at its greatest extent of the year, coverage remained strikingly low by historical standards. Satellite imagery and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared to have reached a point of ...

Looking into how twins’ genetics work can give researchers new insights into how different lifestyles and habits affect two people with the same genetic blueprint. Identical twins Marzieh and Razieh ...

Historians have conflicting views when it comes to the origins of the Christmas tree. It's generally accepted that the tradition began sometime in the 16th Century, with Germany, Latvia and Estonia ...