Antarctica

Satellite images show fragments from the enormous iceberg A-76A dispersing near South Georgia island, where the previous world's largest iceberg also met its doom in 2020.

These deep ocean tides supply almost half of the world's oceans with vital nutrients and oxygen, but melting ice shelves are slowing them down.

Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.

There are some bone-chilling places on Earth, but what is the lowest temperature ever recorded and where was it?

Iceberg B-22A, which first broke off from Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in 2002, is finally moving away from the South Pole after being freed from its seafloor tether.

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey recently captured the first close-up video of A81, an enormous iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in January.

On a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers discovered five perfectly-preserved meteorites that have likely been hiding beneath the ice for thousands of years.

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest continent on the planet, and researchers are still discovering many of its secrets. Find out some of the most interesting facts about the southernmost continent.

The giant chasm on Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has split and created a massive iceberg.

A large number of scientific discoveries emerged from Earth's most southerly continent this year. Here are some of our favorites.