Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica ...

Many of us know Antarctica as a land of ice and not much else. But hidden beneath the miles of glaciers and ice sheets lies a ...

Have you ever wondered how Antarctica got its name? Dive into the history and meaning behind the name of the frozen continent ...

A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

It wasn't only the penguins enjoying the balmy weather on the southernmost continent; Anchorage, Alaska, had overcast skies ...

The world’s biggest iceberg — a 130-foot (40-meter) tall wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — that had shaken loose of its mooring is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to ...

That’s on top of a bad season already, because bird flu is affecting seals and penguins in the region. The iceberg calved off West Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986 and previously hosted a ...