Marilyn Perkins
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Antarctica 'pyramid': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theoryAntarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes.
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Antarctica ice melt could cause 100 hidden volcanoes to eruptMore than 100 volcanoes lurk beneath the surface in Antarctica. Ice sheet melt could set them off.
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Massive Antarctic icebergs' split from glaciers may be unrelated to climate changeThe first analysis of extreme calving events in Antarctica finds no correlation with climate change, highlighting the significance of common, smaller calving events for ice loss and instability.
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for monthsThe "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
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Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcanoEarth from space A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.
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'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests -
High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in AntarcticaEarth from space A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.
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1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows. -
Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic iceThe unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.
