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Using a torpedo-like robot to have a closer look at Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier, researchers have discovered cracks and worrying "staircase" formations.

Scientists Send Robot Under Doomsday Glacier, Alarmed by What It Found

By Victor Tangermann

There's a new iceberg in town, freshly minted off of Antarctica's 500-foot-thick Brunt Ice Shelf. And at 600-square-miles, it's something to behold.

Science & Energy

Iceberg Twice the Size of New York City Breaks Off Antarctica

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Microplastics have reached some of the most remote parts of Antarctica, one of the last natural strongholds against human development.

Even Antarctica Isn’t Safe From Microplastics, Researchers Confirm

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Conger Ice Shelf, a chunk of ice the size of Rome, suffered a collapse in East Antarctica on March 15 and may be connected to a recent heave wave.

City-Sized Ice Shelf Collapses in Antarctica as Heat Surges

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The wreck of Endurance, the famed historic ship that sank in the Antarctic during an expedition by explorer Ernest Shackleton 106 years ago, has been found.

Scientists Just Found One of the World’s Most Elusive Shipwrecks Using an Undersea Drone

By Tony Ho Tran

Antarctica is showing some worrying signs of pollution in the form of a black carbon layer blanketing the snow, caused by tourists burning fossil fuels.

Antarctica’s Pristine Snow Besmirched With Horrid Black Pollution, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Sea ice in Antarctica has officially reached a record low, according to the latest findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Welp, Scientists Say Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a Record Low

By Tony Ho Tran

The icy "glue" that holds Antarctica's ice shelf together and fills in any cracks is melting away, leaving the entire shelf in a dire situation.

The Icy “Glue” Holding Antarctica Together Is Starting To Fail

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists with the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service announced that the hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole is now larger than Antarctica.

There’s a Hole in the Ozone Layer Bigger Than Antarctica, Scientists Sigh

By Tony Ho Tran

A gigantic iceberg almost crashed into and destroyed a major ice shelf in Antarctica, according to satellite imagery of the close call.

Watch a Floating, 500 Square Mile Iceberg Nearly Crash Into Antarctica

By Dan Robitzski

A new study published in Nature revealed that heat eminating from the Erath's upper mantle is speeding up the Doomsday Glacier's ice melt.

“Doomsday Glacier” Melting Even Faster Due to Earth’s Core

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists have discovered an entire lake in East Antarctica has completely disappeared into the ocean — and it could be the result of climate change.

Science & Energy

A Lake in Antarctica Has Suddenly Disappeared

By Tony Ho Tran

A gigantic iceberg roughly 70 times the size of Manhattan has broken off from the Antarctic, becoming the world's largest iceberg.

Science & Energy

World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks off Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists accidentally discovered a bizarre ecosystem of creatures on the seafloor under Antarctica, hundreds of miles from any apparent source of food.

Scientists Surprised by “Strange Creatures” Under a Mile of Antarctic Ice

By Dan Robitzski

A Chilean research base on Antarctica reported 36 new infections, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.

Coronavirus Has Officially Hit Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

As Antarctica melts, the sea level could rise by an additional four inches over what models predicted by 2100 due to fluctuations in weather.

A Melting Antarctica Could Raise the Sea Level More Than Expected

By Dan Robitzski

A British team of biologists have created the first-ever large-scale map of algae blooming across the Antarctic that's turning parts of the peninsula green.

Scientists: Climate Change Is Turning Parts of Antarctica Green

By Victor Tangermann

When the pandemic hit, researchers working in Antarctica had a particularly difficult time finding a safe way to make their way home.

Science & Energy

The Pandemic Stranded Them in the Worst Place: Antarctica

By Dan Robitzski

A Facebook post by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine shows a research station in antarctica covered in "raspberry snow."

Science & Energy

Bright-Red “Blood Snow” Is Falling From the Sky in Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists successfully drilled a hole, more than a mile in length, that went all the way through Antarctica's ice.

Scientists Just Drilled All the Way Through Antarctica’s Ice

By Jon Christian

New 3D maps of the Earth's crust hidden beneath Antarctic ice reveal new fragments of ancient continents, perhaps broken off when Pangaea split.

A Satellite Found Remnants of Lost Continents Under Antarctica

By Dan Robitzski

World Governments Want to Slice Up Antarctica When a Scientific Treaty Lifts

World Governments Want to Slice Up Antarctica When a Scientific Treaty Lifts

By Kristin Houser

A New Map of Antarctica Is Detailed Enough to See a Car Parked on An Ice Shelf

A New Map of Antarctica Is Detailed Enough to See a Car Parked on An Ice Shelf

By Kristin Houser

A year after cleaving from the Antarctic ice shelf, iceberg A68 is now on the move, exposing a long-undisturbed underwater ecosystem.

Science & Energy

A Huge Iceberg Is Moving. Now Scientists Finally Might Understand What Lives Underneath It.

By Kristin Houser

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

By Claudia Geib

Antarctica Saw More Snowfall Over Past 200 Years. Sounds Like Good News… But It’s Not

Antarctica Saw More Snowfall Over Past 200 Years. Sounds Like Good News… But It’s Not

By Claudia Geib

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

By Claudia Geib

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It

By Lou Del Bello

Oddly Enough, More Snow in Antarctica Could Slow Rising Sea Levels

Oddly Enough, More Snow in Antarctica Could Slow Rising Sea Levels

By Lou Del Bello

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Drones Are Diving Under Antarctic Ice to Map Unseen Portions of Our World

By Chelsea Gohd

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Science & Energy

A Maine-Sized Hole Has Opened up in Antarctica’s Ice Blanket

An Expedition Is Heading to Antarctica to Uncover How Life Started on Our Planet

Science & Energy

An Expedition Is Heading to Antarctica to Uncover How Life Started on Our Planet

By June Javelosa

Warming World: Antarctic Research Reveals the Accuracy of Global Warming Models

Warming World: Antarctic Research Reveals the Accuracy of Global Warming Models

By June Javelosa

The Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Breaking Apart From the Inside, Adding to Rising Sea Levels

Science & Energy

The Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Breaking Apart From the Inside, Adding to Rising Sea Levels

By Jelor Gallego

Antarctic Carbon Dioxide Reaches Staggering 400 ppm, Highest Level in 4 million Years

Renewable Energy

Antarctic Carbon Dioxide Reaches Staggering 400 ppm, Highest Level in 4 million Years

By Charmaine Caparas

Even the South Pole Wasn’t Safe From the Asteroid that Killed the Dinosaurs, Study Finds

Science & Energy

Even the South Pole Wasn’t Safe From the Asteroid that Killed the Dinosaurs, Study Finds

By Jelor Gallego

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life

Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life

By Todd Jaquith

NASA Study Shows that Antartica is Gaining More Ice than it is Losing

Science & Energy

NASA Study Shows that Antartica is Gaining More Ice than it is Losing

By June Javelosa