In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

Subglacial water in Antarctica reshapes sea level rise predictions and reveals ancient drainage flow patterns.

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away its ubiquitous cover of ice and snow. Derived from 60 years of data ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3, it ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...

Antarctica was once a distant, almost mythical destination at the end of the world. However, in the age of global travel, more people than ever can witness the towering icebergs in shimmering ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain Gabe Castro-Root A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky ...