In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

A rogue Argo oceanographic float drifted away to accidentally collect data on one of Antarctica’s most inaccessible regions.

A robotic ocean float was lost under the Antarctic ice for eight months, but it miraculously reappeared, bearing some ...

The continent’s ice is melting and raising sea levels worldwide. Our journalists will be sending regular dispatches as they ...

Antarctica faces abrupt, irreversible climate changes as warming nears 1.5 °C, threatening ice, oceans, ecosystems, and ...

Eric Pōmaikaʻi Gee, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sophomore, Waikōloa native and graduate of Kealakehe High School on the ...

A small robotic float, lost for nearly nine months beneath Antarctica’s thick ice, has unexpectedly resurfaced—carrying valuable ocean data from regions never previously explored. The robot, an Argo ...

Microplastics were found in Antarctica’s only native insect, highlighting how plastic pollution has spread into remote land ...

Not only is sea ice melting in the ocean surrounding Antarctica, but the water is also getting saltier. Overly salty water brings heat up from deep in the ocean, making it harder for sea ice to reform ...

Travel to Antarctica has reached fever pitch. You can go by yacht. You can come and go in a single day. You can even book a fly-around for New Year’s Eve. And now you can stay in a five-star hotel ...

According to the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 is likely to have been the hottest month on record. While much of Europe, North America and Asia suffered the immediate consequences of ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.