Scientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. ...

Bright pink granite boulders, out of place on Antarctica's volcanic Hudson Mountains, have revealed a colossal granite formation stretching...

A striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...

Soaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...

Iceberg A-23A, once the largest on Earth, is nearing its end as vibrant aquamarine meltwater pools form on its surface. These blue spots, a...

The world's largest iceberg, A-23A, has finally broken apart after a nearly 40-year journey. This colossal megaberg, once twice the size of...

Scientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, subglacial lakes teemi...

The largest iceberg in the world, A23a, might take years to melt because it's stuck in a whirling ocean circulation. This event serves as a...

Researchers are concerned about a record heat wave in Antarctica because it may affect the continent's ice sheet and raise sea levels world...

Since 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ...

The researchers were able to discern that between 1979 and 1990, Antarctica shed an average of 40 gigatonnes of ice mass annually. From 200...

Scientists have found that vast lakes and streams are widespread on the surface of Antarctica's ice sheets which may accelerate its contrib...

After estimating an initial level of initial concentration of beryllium-10 in their lake samples, the researchers were able to estimate the...

Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent's massive land-based ice sheets.

The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...

Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.

The combined rate of melting for the ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica has increased during the last 20 years says a landmark st...