Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

Condé Nast Traveler’s Matthew Buck is in Antarctica to see what life is like on the most remote continent on Earth. A stay in ...

Have you ever wondered how Antarctica got its name? Dive into the history and meaning behind the name of the frozen continent ...

A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked ...

Record attempts, ambitious crossings, medical evacuations, and broken bindings — we recap how it all went down in Antarctica ...

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Russian explorers FF Bellingshausen and MP Lazarev marked the beginning ...