Amidst the rapid melting of the planet's ice coverage due to climate change, one continent has lost an amount of grounded ice equivalent to more than 17 times the size of the city of Toronto over thre ...

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea ...

Bacteria living in the barren, ice-free soils of Antarctica have found a way to endure months of freezing darkness without sunlight or organic food. Instead of relying on photosynthesis, these ...

Applications open for $15,000 Antarctic Fellowship from IAATO, Early-Career Award from COMNAP and Scientific Committee on ...

The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

UT-San Antonio prof Stephen Ackley will discuss his 30-plus years of navigating the Antarctic's unforgiving terrain.

The president wrote in a social media post that the court has allowed other countries and companies to seek trillions of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1 after completing its annual Operation Deep Freeze deployment, concluding 55 days of operations below the Antarctic ...

National Guard troops from the 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia are back after a trip to Antarctica.About 200 airmen traveled to the continent in October as part of ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate.