By Shanna Hanbury The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

An iceberg break-off in Antarctica led to the unexpected discovery of a thriving marine ecosystem beneath the George VI Ice ...

Subglacial water in Antarctica reshapes sea level rise predictions and reveals ancient drainage flow patterns.

Researchers think that shifting ocean currents brought warmer seawater to the area and contributed to the collapse. The collapse raises new concerns about East Antarctica. The Conger ice shelf is near ...

Multiple hydro-fractures have been implicated in the collapse of smaller ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula, where plentiful melt-water forms on the surface during summer. It is rare to see ...

Little is known about the seafloor beneath the floating ice shelves in Antarctica ... should it continue to melt. "The ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is a major contributor to sea level ...