At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...

An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old.And if at some point we do not find ice that ...

Researchers have retrieved six‑million‑year‑old air from East Antarctica, revealing insights into Earth’s ancient climate and ...

A pyramid-shaped mountain peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica has captured global attention, appearing as a ...

A team of U.S. researchers uncovered the world’s oldest directly dated ice and air trapped deep within the Allan Hills region ...

Scientists found six-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, unlocking the planet’s oldest samples and evidence of dramatic long-term cooling.

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...

The bedrock beneath Pine Island Glacier on the peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica held pink granite boulders ...

Scientists used radar to find hidden layers under Antarctica’s ice, revealing ancient sediments, buried landscapes, and warm ...

The constant changes in the methods of study and exploration of the planet mean that evidence of life on Earth is being found ...

Landscapes left behind by ancient rivers and buried beneath the Antarctic ice may affect the rate of ice loss, researchers report in Nature Geoscience. The team used radio echo sounding, a technique ...

In the far reaches of Antarctica, a discovery on Seymour Island has jolted paleontology: a giant, soft-shelled egg from the ...