Both Antarctica and Greenland are very large, very cold and home to plenty of frozen territory. But there are certain other ...

As recently as the 1990s, when the Greenland Ice Sheet and the rest of the Arctic region were measurably thawing under the ...

October 16 marked the arrival of the first aircraft at Rothera Research Station and the departure of the Falklands-flagged ...

Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Antarctic ice shelf as recent activity could soon cause rapid melting and rising sea levels. The sea ice in Antarctica has likely met its minimum extent for ...

Scientists have discovered another cause for melting glaciers, and it's one that has been overlooked before. According to Earth.com, fast-moving winds in West Antarctica frequently blow over the ...

Some places on planet Earth are inaccessible due to their difficult terrain. Experts studying planet life are not able to study them unless something reveals the underlying secrets. One such location ...

A sudden calving at the George VI Ice Shelf opened a rare window into a realm long sealed from sunlight. What researchers found—thriving life beneath ...

The world’s largest iceberg just formed after breaking off from Antarctica, according to the European Space Agency. The giant piece of ice is shaped like an ironing board and it’s about 105 miles in ...