New data confirms what climate experts have long worried about: a warm mass of deep polar water has expanded toward ...

A decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that warmer water has moved nearer to the continent.

In the middle of the Antarctic winter, during months of darkness when temperatures often dip below −30°C, the continent ...

A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica's largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean ...

Beware the global meltdown. Antarctica is melting from below due to rising heat from the ocean, threatening the ice shelves, ...

A new decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to ...

Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot ...

A scientific study has found that heat stored deep in the ocean is steadily moving towards Antarctica. The research was based ...

The birds face a major threat to their survival as climate change shrinks the sea ice they rely on for breeding.

Antarctica's "Blood Falls" glacier bleeds red water, and scientists found hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ...

China drills 3,413 meters into Antarctic ice, opening a path to environments that have been sealed for millions of years.

A photographer takes a chilly dip to prepare for an expedition and comes up with a fun underwater view. Learn more about the ...