A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

A groundbreaking discovery beneath Antarctica’s ice is reshaping our understanding of where life can exist. What was once ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

Scientists say the phenomenon could “hint at” new particles or interactions between known particles that haven’t been ...

An Antarctic paradox. The ice in Antarctica is melting. If unstable ice shelves collapse and the ice on the mainland melts, global sea levels could rise by several meters, posing a threat to ...

About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...

Even before that, my great-grandfather traveled to Antarctica in 1989, snapping photos at Palmer Station, the year-round United States research station.