An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ...

At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...

The National Science Foundation COLDEX project drilled three Allan Hills cores from depths of 150, 159, and 206 meters (492, ...

The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.

As the map shows, the naked land beneath the Antarctic ice sheet is a rugged land, covered in mountain ranges, gorges, and jagged terrain. Remarkably, one part of the bed found under the Byrd Glacier ...

"Warmth from the global ocean is now mixing into the water that's closest to Antarctica," said Ted Scambos, senior research ...

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

Scientists found six-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, unlocking the planet’s oldest samples and evidence of dramatic long-term cooling.

A team of U.S. researchers uncovered the world’s oldest directly dated ice and air trapped deep within the Allan Hills region ...

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience ...

Sean McKaveney balances full-time legal work with extreme endurance prep training for one of the world’s coldest, windiest ...