Greenland’s military significance is hard to gainsay, but whatever commodity you think of, you can’t argue it’s a resource hub. If it’s not going to be a worthwhile supplier of oil or rare earths, ...

An international team of researchers has shown that countless tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams. This finding will allow the flowing of the ice sheet and ...

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ...

Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

It's been a year since the underwater vehicle Ran vanished beneath a glacier in Antarctica. Owned by the University of ...

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

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Bellingshausen and Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled ...

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding islands in the South Atlantic. The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement is a ...

UNSW researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth’s most remote and fragile continent.