A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

When a massive iceberg calved off the Antarctic coast earlier this year, it did more than just reshape the ice sheet—it ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: a gigantic iceberg about 30km long cracked off the ice ...

It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.

For all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate. Now, a new model shows the hidden continent beneath ...

The Canadian Navy's top commander, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, spoke to the CBC about the Navy's current mission in ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Lenton, the founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, was the lead author of the 2008 ...