Are there pyramids in Antarctica? A photo appears to show the peak of a pyramid sticking out of the snow in the unforgiving ...

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone ...

The consequences will be catastrophic. For the Antarctic ice sheet to melt almost completely, a rise in average global ...

Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, teems with life. For tourists who make it this far south, the experience ...

Antarctic sea ice reached its seasonal winter maximum on Sept. 17, 2025, but even at its greatest extent of the year, coverage remained strikingly low by historical standards. Satellite imagery and ...

Camping beneath the southern sky in Antarctica. Soaring by helicopter over sweeping polar landscapes. Listening to whale songs alongside scientists in residence. Spending unhurried time in remote, ...

The calving was so drastic that it caused measurable earthquakes in the region. An Antarctic glacier has experienced a rapid retreat 10 times faster than previously measured, according to new research ...

Scientists have documented what they say is the quickest retreat of an Antarctic glacier in modern history. Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula shortened by 25 kilomeres in just 15 months, ...

An Antarctic glacier shrunk by nearly 50% in just two months, the fastest retreat recorded in modern history, according to a new study — and the way it retreated could have big implications for global ...

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean ...

Scientists have gotten their closest-ever view of the denizens that inhabit a frigid underworld. An analysis of the genetic blueprints of nearly 1,400 microbes sampled from one buried Antarctic lake ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast ...