Most of the frozen water has vanished because glaciers have been flowing faster into the ocean, rather than because of surface melting of ice sheets, according to a new study. Researchers estimate the ...

Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum in 2026, extending a remarkable decline that began after years of ...

When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics "for decisive ...

The Wilkes Subglacial Basin is a huge depression in the bedrock beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Although it is one of the more important parts of Antarctica when it comes to future sea-level ...

In August 2024, something extraordinary appeared in the middle of Antarctica’s winter sea ice: a vast expanse of open ocean where there should have been a frozen surface. The reason for the anomaly ...

Silversea has commenced its 2026-2027 Antarctica season with voyages by Silver Endeavour and Silver Wind. The season includes ...

Satellite observations show Antarctic ice cliffs stabilizing after unexpectedly rapid collapse, challenging assumptions about runaway ice loss and its contribution to rising seas.

Already considered one of the biggest climate threats in the world, the melting of Thwaites glacier is much worse that we ...

To get to the Antarctic Peninsula, you have to cross the Drake Passage — which is widely regarded as the most treacherous ...

Snow algae can produce striking red or green patches across the Antarctic landscape, depending on their growing conditions.

Antarctica facts reveal red waterfalls, hidden lakes, white-blooded fish, singing ice, a lava lake, and other real phenomena ...