You might be chilly right now, but that doesn't mean the world is getting colder.

Scientists have drawn up the most accurate map of Antarctica, offering background to the continent’s response to climate ...

Many of the world's top climate scientists are sounding the alarm over a number of rapid changes currently impacting Antarctica and its vulnerable ecosystems. As global temperatures have steadily ...

When most people hear the word \"desert,\" they imagine dunes, scorching winds, and unbearable heat. Images of the Sahara or ...

Scientists testing a popular climate theory in Antarctica found that melting glaciers deliver far less iron to the ocean than ...

Temperatures taken from Antarctica Thursday were the hottest ever recorded for the normally-frigid continent. According to The Washington Post, the temperature was recorded at 65 degrees at the ...

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.

New study shows melting Antarctic ice adds only a small amount of iron to the ocean. Most iron comes from deep water and sea floor sediments.

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...