However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for the year, covering 722,000 sq miles (1 ...

Fram2, the third private spaceflight purchased from SpaceX, is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 31st from Kennedy ...

Archaeology is having a moment, thanks to technology like LiDAR, satellite mapping and artificial intelligence.

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Forecast (prognostic) maps are also available ... Nearer the pole, a series of deep subpolar lows is usually centred between latitudes 50-60 degrees South. A high pressure area over Antarctica-- ...

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

It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally ... work have gradually given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed ...

In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new ...

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...