When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

Antarctica faces abrupt, irreversible climate changes as warming nears 1.5 °C, threatening ice, oceans, ecosystems, and ...

After 10 days with only the open ocean and the occasional iceberg at our sides, sailing into the sea ice felt like crossing ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next is often overlooked, even ...

Our reporter sends a dispatch from the icebreaker Araon, currently on its way to Antarctica, about the scientists, their work ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and food ...

The first color that comes to mind when thinking about Antarctica is a stark white, which makes sense, given the southernmost continent is generally buried in ice and snow. It has earned its ...

In January 1774, Captain James Cook’s third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by impenetrable sea ice. A frustrated Cook left the question of a ...

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake ...

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