The vast Antarctic Ice Sheet holds more than half of Earth's freshwater. In several places around the continent, the ice ...

After a successful expedition to Antarctica's Mount Vinson in December, Madison Mountaineering returns to the ice to climb ...

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation ...

Constructors are racing against the clock and took advantage of favorable weather conditions to advance the construction ...

The climate-altering eruption came from the Zavaritskii volcano on an uninhabited island in the Pacific that once hosted a ...

Widespread coastal melting occurred in Antarctica through the second half of December and is continuing in the first few days of the new year in several areas.

Discover more about the unique governance of Antarctica… and why it is still unowned despite seven countries making claims on ...

Air temperatures in December 2024 were above average over the entire Arctic Ocean, continuing the pattern set in ...

The Arctic Tern is one of the most unique birds on Earth. It is the only bird in the world that migrates seasonally between ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

For some intrepid travelers to Antarctica, crossing the infamous Drake Passage — a 600-mile stretch of open sea between the tip of South America and the northern Antarctic Peninsula that’s ...

Michigan State University researcher Dalton Hardisty contributed to a new Yale University-led study finding that Earth’s early atmosphere hosted a battle royal between iodine and oxygen. This war ...