In the frozen vastness of Antarctica, a decades-long mystery has finally been resolved, bringing closure to a family and ...

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes — and they are likely to significantly intensify ...

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned ...

The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 ...

Antarctica's biological systems are also undergoing sudden shifts. Ecosystems both under the sea and on land are being ...

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents — a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll ...

Antarctica is nearing an irreversible tipping point, with ice loss, ocean changes, and wildlife collapse threatening the ...

The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific ...

New research warns abrupt Antarctic ice and ocean changes could raise sea levels and threaten ecosystems globally.

Tourist influx and research in Antarctica increase pollution, with heavy metal particles in snow now 10x higher than 40 years ...