Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in ...

The northerly winds, which blow with force in Antarctica, were rearranging the sea ice surrounding Antarctica, capping off small but important gaps called polynyas. "Sea ice is a really good insulator ...

When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away ...

Ocean heat transport pathways to Totten Glacier revealed so far by this research group. Background color is the mean dynamic ocean topography for the period 2011-2022. A deep ocean basin is extending ...

Penguins walking across sea ice by a large iceberg in front of Thwaites Ice Shelf, a large, unstable mass of ice that extends from the West Antarctic ice sheet into the sea. Most of the Earth’s fresh ...

Bogs show a climate shift 15000 years ago. Changing winds shaped rainfall and ocean carbon, and similar wind changes matter ...

Scientists have discovered another cause for melting glaciers, and it's one that has been overlooked before. According to Earth.com, fast-moving winds in West Antarctica frequently blow over the ...

Far beneath Antarctica’s ice and fringing seas, scientists have revealed a labyrinth of more than 300 hidden canyons that ...

Attempting to survive one night in Antarctica reveals how unforgiving the continent truly is. The cold penetrates every layer ...

“Hold on tight. It’s gonna be wet. And it’s gonna be bumpy.” Our Zodiac driver Steven Rose, who goes by Steve, doesn’t sugarcoat it. I grab the line to my left and slide my goggles over my eyes. The ...

We know the Earth is old, but getting direct evidence of the deep past is hard, that's why the latest discovery out of Antarctica is big news.