A pyramid-shaped mountain peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica has captured global attention, appearing as a ...

The bedrock beneath Pine Island Glacier on the peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica held pink granite boulders ...

The depths beneath Antarctica's glacial formations have long remained one of Earth's most impenetrable frontiers. Recent ...

The lifeboat at the world’s end – an icy, unhabitated island only few have seen Far out in tFar out in the subantarctic, well ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...

Scientists have uncovered human remains beneath the Antarctic ice, a discovery that has the potential to reshape our ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...

A researcher believes he's cracked the mystery behind the sinking of Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary ship Endurance. Part of one of the most famous Antarctic expeditions in history, Endurance set ...

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For now, the reasons behind Shackleton's decision to sail Endurance into the Antarctic ice pack remain a mystery. "We can speculate about financial pressures or time constraints, but the truth is we ...

The origins of extremely high-energy particles that fill the universe—such as protons, electrons, and neutrinos—remain one of ...