Captain James Cook's third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by ...

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new ...

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

The Trump administration has placed a 10 percent “ reciprocal tariff ” on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are external ...