A team led by a geophysicist in Italy now believes that about 90% of Earth’s fresh water ice may not be on solid ground after ...

The entire continent of Antarctica lies under ice sheets that can run thousands of meters thick, keeping its ancient bedrock ...

The Transantarctic Mountains, the longest non-compressional range in the world, border one side of the structure. (Matt ...

There’s a vast hidden structure buried deep beneath Antarctica. It’s not the ruins of a lost ancient civilization, though; it ...

A tiny seed is stuck between loose gravel and coarse sand. There is nothing else alive around it. All it can see is a wall of ice reaching 20 meters up into the sky. It is cold. Survival is hard ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For decades, scientists have attempted to chart this buried landscape, knowing ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet locks away the single largest reserve of fresh water on the planet, a frozen stockpile so vast that ...

My husband and I just marked a significant milestone by visiting our seventh continent together: Antarctica. During the past 20 years, our mutual love for exploration has taken us to every corner of ...

The chance to travel to the farthest corner of the planet, the Antarctic continent, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. It’s the last frontier on Earth, a place where explorers such ...

Navigating snow drifts, social isolation and elephant seals, sci-fi-inspired architect Hugh Broughton is reshaping life at the end of the Earth.

For over 60 years Antarctica has been a "veritable Shangri-La", said The Economist, "untouched by war, unspoilt by humans, where all nationalities are welcome". The treaty has "endured and expanded" ...