The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can ...

Bone-chilling winters, inhabited towns, and lives built around survival — a closer look at a place where minus degrees are ...

Think Antarctica is always a frozen wonderland? Think again. Our southernmost continent is experiencing a surprising summer-like spell — in the dead of winter. East Antarctica, which makes up most of ...

Ground temperatures in East Antarctica have soared more than 50 degrees above normal in the second major heat wave to afflict the region in the past two years. This historic warm spell could persist ...

A record-breaking heat wave unfolding at what should be the coldest time in Earth’s coldest place has scientists concerned about what it could mean for the future health of the Antarctic continent, ...

Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in Antarctica.

New findings about ocean processes in the Antarctic show melting ice shelves and changes to sea ice could have catastrophic ...

Native flowering plant species grew faster and more densely in the last decade than in the previous 50 years combined Elizabeth Gamillo Correspondent Rising temperatures over Antarctica's harsh ...

Antarctica’s typical winter cold should be operating at a level unfathomable to most people in the US. Summerlike heat in the dead of winter – even if much of the continent is still below freezing – ...