An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old.
As the map shows, the naked land beneath the Antarctic ice sheet is a rugged land, covered in mountain ranges, gorges, and jagged terrain. Remarkably, one part of the bed found under the Byrd Glacier ...
At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...
Silver Endeavor’s upcoming Antarctic sailing has been cancelled because weather conditions have made its embarkation port ...
Explainer - Weather forecasters say the last couple weeks haven't been normal, "even by spring's standards". But why?
A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience ...
The Bay of Bengal turns active again, brewing a new low-pressure system that could impact Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the ...
A trip to Antarctica promises scenery, nature, and seclusion unlike anywhere else on earth. It also promises a hefty price ...
A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...
The Southern Ocean absorbs nearly half of all ocean-stored human CO2, but its future role is uncertain. Despite models ...
What happens when the world’s most frozen places start thawing at the same time? For decades, Antarctica seemed like the ...