The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures.

Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and ...

A new study lays out the best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica. Which one becomes reality is entirely up to ...

The climate crisis is warming Antarctica fast, with potentially disastrous consequences. Now scientists have modeled the best ...

In January 2025, a deep-sea camera captured a sleeper shark cruising 490 meters below the surface in Antarctic waters — the first shark ever recorded this far south. The 10-to-13-foot shark was moving ...

Antarctic Peninsula projections show accelerating ice loss, warming oceans and global sea level impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

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

For the first time, a shark has been filmed in the near-freezing waters of Antarctica. Its shock appearance came as a pleasant surprise to scientists as they had no idea sleeper sharks inhabited the ...

Intrepid meteorologist spent Dennis “Tink” Bell spent 66 years trapped in ice. Scientists just found his body.

None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.

A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of the lowest layers of ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm over the spread of bird flu across Antarctica, with a leading Chilean researcher telling AFP Tuesday of an observed strain "capable of killing 100 percent" of ...