Latest about Antarctica
Massive iceberg narrowly avoided collision with Antarctic ice shelf
A-74 nearly collided with the ice shelf it split from last February. Such a strong impact may have released an even larger iceberg.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is fighting an invisible battle against the inner Earth, new study finds
Researchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.
NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica
NASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
Microbes that feast on crushed rocks thrive in Antarctica's ice-covered lakes
Scientists have discovered how subglacial lakes are able to support diverse microbial communities by replicating natural erosion of lake sediments in a lab.
Antarctica was likely discovered 1,100 years before Westerners 'found' it
An analysis of Māori oral traditions and artwork suggests that they found Antarctica before the Europeans did.
World's largest iceberg breaks off of Antarctica
Scientists will continue to closely monitor the iceberg, which could pose a risk to penguin breeding grounds on nearby islands.
Enormous Antarctic iceberg that became an internet star finally melts away
Iceberg A68, an enormous hunk of ice that broke off Antarctica in 2017, has finally melted away to nothing in the Atlantic.
