"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

What do researchers focus on when they’re working in Antarctica? Currently, the main focus of research in the Antarctic revolves around climate change because the White Continent is a good barometer ...

George Foreman welcomed at least 10 children and named all five of his sons George Many of George Foreman’s kids followed in their father’s footsteps in one way or another. The Olympic gold ...

Recent surveys have filled knowledge gaps in East Antarctica, the South Pole, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Transantarctic Mountains. The new map provides a clearer outline of deep valleys and ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is at stake in the world's southernmost region?

A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to climate change, say the scientists behind the project. The map ...

Although much of Antarctica has been chartered and collected in maps by different countries this latest edition to be finished at the end of this year has been described “as the most complete so ...

South African authorities have put a crew member of a remote research team at the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) IV base in Antarctica under psychological evaluation after ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...

Scientists now aim to understand how the current continent of Antarctica might respond to the changing climate. Another study recently created a new map of the landscape lying under Antarctica. A team ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...