Antarctica
Scientists Solve Mystery of Bizarre Green Icebergs
Researchers said that green icebergs could be playing a key role in delivering nutrients around the ocean.
Black Emperor Penguin Could Be Only One in Existence
The bird has somehow survived, despite a coat that makes it a target for predators.
Huge Iceberg Set to Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
NASA images show huge crack growing, warns British research station located there could be at risk.
NASA Finds Giant Cavity in Antarctica Thwaites Glacier
Until around three years ago, the cavity contained an estimated 14 billion tons of ice.
Antarctica Losing Six Times More Ice Yearly Than 1979
Antarctica contains enough water to raise global sea levels by 190 feet, according to NASA.
American Is First to Cross Antarctica Alone, Unaided
Colin O'Brady endured temperatures as low as -40 Celsius and winds that can reach up to 200 miles per hour.
Radioactive Rocks Are Melting Antarctica From Beneath
Scientists said there might be many more of these localized hot spots than previously thought.
Lost Continents Hidden Beneath Antarctica Discovered
The European Space Agency's gravity mapping satellite has provided a new view of the landscape beneath the ice.
Antarctic Researcher Stabs Colleague at Remote Outpost
Sergey Savitsky attacked a colleague he had been living with for six months.
'Headless Chicken Monster' Filmed In Antarctic First
Also known as the deep sea swimming cucumber, the creature was filmed by Australian researchers.
Weird 'Singing' Coming From Antarctica Recorded
Wind causes the surface of the ice shelf to vibrate, creating a "singing" sound across the Texas-sized slab.
NASA Satellite to Monitor Earth's Vast Frozen Landscape
The satellite was successfully launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Huge Artificial Wall Could Save Antarctica Glacier
Scientists propose radical geoengineering plan to slow down the collapse of ice sheets.
Ancient Graveyard of Mummified Penguins Discovered
"Humankind needs to do more" to protect penguins.
Antarctica Becomes Best-Mapped Continent on Earth
The most accurate terrain map of Antarctica has a resolution of 2 to 8 meters—more than 100 times sharper than previous representations.
Delaware-sized Iceberg on Antarctica Collision Course
The iceberg, which weights more than 1 trillion tons, broke off from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017.
Plastic Pollution Infests Pristine Antarctic Fjords
"It has become clear that microplastics are dispersing all over the world—in the water column, sediment, and marine animal diets—even reaching as far south as the pristine environments of Antarctica."
Scientists Find Source of High Energy Neutrinos
"All of astronomy since the dawn of time has been using light," one researcher told Newsweek. "Now we want to see what the universe looks like in neutrinos."
Volcanic Activity Is Melting This Antarctic Glacier
When the Pine Island Glacier melts, it could trigger even more ice to melt and raise global sea levels.
Scientists Detect Coldest Ever Surface Temperature
The results could transform scientists' understanding of how low temperatures can go on the Earth's surface.
Scientists Mark Solstice With Icy Plunge in Antarctica
As the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere mark the summer solstice, Australia, Antarctica and others are in the middle of winter.
Antarctica Has Lost 3 Trillion Tonnes of Ice Since '92
Knowing how much ice Antarctica is losing is critical to understanding how climate change will affect humanity both now and in the future.
East Antarctica Has Tiny Earthquakes No One Knew About
"It's so flat and white and boring in every direction but underneath you is a mountain range as big as the Pyrenees."
Japan Slaughtered Over 120 Pregnant Whales Last Year
The Humane Society International has condemned the "cruelty of Japan's whale hunt."
Antarctica's Giant Canyons Could Make Melting Worse
They are some of the last unexplored parts on Earth; the largest is more than 200 miles long.
Hitler Did Not Escape to the Moon, He's Still Dead
Tooth fragments discovered in Berlin in 1945 belonged to Hitler, proving he died as the Allies approached.
Putin Is Literally Redrawing the Map of the World
The Russian leader thinks foreign maps sometimes do not reflect the "historical and geographic truth" when it comes to his country.
Can Ocean Scientists Find Shackleton's Shipwreck?
Researchers want to study ocean biology, physics, temperatures and currents. But finding a shipwreck would be awesome.
Snowfall in Antarctica Increased by 10 Percent
More snowfall may sound like a positive sign, but it's not.
Glaciers in Antarctica Are in Trouble, Map Shows
Between 2010 and 2016, an area of Antarctica's submerged ice roughly the size of London melted.