Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, ...

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier ice shelf could collapse within five years The loss of its buttressing ice shelf could hasten the demise of the “Doomsday Glacier” ...

In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew set sail on a journey to Antarctica. Their mission? To become the first people to ever cross the entire continent, which is roughly 1.3 ...

Meanwhile, 2015 could be the year of the double whammy — when we learned the same about one gigantic glacier of East Antarctica, which could set in motion roughly the same amount all over again ...

Currently, Antarctica’s sea ice is at the lowest January levels since detailed observations began in 1979, according to data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.

One of those 13 is Dr. Nadja Albertsen and her Skype connection is cutting out. She had been telling me how she ended up in Antarctica, now every other word is lost in the ether. It’s June 4 and ...

The ridges, in the bedrock below the ice sheet in Antarctica, provide a "resistive force" against the ice, Scambos said, that slows down its flow into the ocean.

Taking a trip to Antarctica is very different from planning travel to anywhere else. After all, it is the windiest and coldest spot on the planet. Cruise companies like Hurtigruten empower you to ...

Camille Seaman has been visiting Antarctica on and off since 2004. In just the past few years, the photographer has witnessed a noticeable change on the continent.