"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes.

The vehicle’s mission yielded key findings on glacial melt and deep currents before it disappeared under mysterious ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

The European Union funded Beyond EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) with support from nations across the continent. Italy is coordinating the project. The announcement was ...

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more than 200 days, drilling into the ice and processing the ice core at a remote ...

Antarctic plunder fish, or Harpagifer antarcticus, from Signy Island. Credit Chris Gilbert Cambridge researchers are set to explore the uncharted depths of life in the extreme cold, with findings ...