Antarctica

This dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow.

Heat from the Earth's interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment.

The world's largest iceberg has disintegrated into an 'alphabet soup' of mini ice island, new NASA imagery shows.

The world's largest iceberg broke off of Antarctica in 2017; now, it's shattering into more than a dozen pieces.

Antarctica's Weddell seals communicate with each other in a high-pitched underwater language reminiscent of Star Wars sound effects, a new study finds.

The world’s largest iceberg appears days away from crashing into a penguin-filled island. These robots will study the aftermath.

Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin 'mummies' dating to 5,000 years ago.

A new, international study shows the significant impact that melting ice sheets will have on global sea levels.

A hidden, deep-sea 'hotspot' is carving away this East Antarctic ice shelf from below, new research finds

Scientists confirm that ‘Dome A’ in Antarctica is the best place on Earth to see stars.

Thick ice isolates a hidden ocean cavity from the furious winds and freezing air temperatures of Antarctica. But nothing stops the tides.

Antarctica was home to a temperate, swampy forest about 90 million years ago.

Blood-red algae is blooming in Antarctica, leading to plains of creepy 'watermelon snow' across Galindez Island.

Antarctica saw two record-high temperatures set between Feb. 6 and Feb.9, and that took a huge toll on the continent's ice, as seen in NASA images.

A research station off Antarctica's northern tip just reported a new record-high temperature of 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit (20.75 degrees Celsius).

For the first time, an underwater robot visited the bottom of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

A robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.

Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years.