Antarctica
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.
Watch: Emperor Penguins Take Funny Selfie in Antarctica
The first member of the flock to spy the recording object goes in for a close-up, before a friend tries to hijack his spot.
Scientists Discover 1.5 Million Hidden Penguins
The Danger Islands are cold and treacherous, but dang if they don't have a ton of penguins.
Video Shows Antarctica Through Eyes of a Minke Whale
The minke whale camera is part of an ongoing effort to better protect Antarctica's whale feeding areas.
Antarctica's King Penguins Could Vanish by 2100
Millions of penguins could starve to death if they don't find a new habitat.
NASA Photos Reveal How Antarctic Ice Sheets Are Melting
A new technique compiled hundreds of thousands of images over seven years.
U.K. Expedition to Explore Massive Antarctic Iceberg
The marine life has been covered by the Larsen C Ice Shelf for up to 120,000 years.
Sea Level Rise Has Rapidly Accelerated Since 1993
Satellite data over 25 years confirms what climate models had predicted.
Risky Project Sends Robots Under Melting Antarctic Ice
Beneath the cavernous ice holds critical data.
Antarctica Is Melting From Warm Ocean Waters Below
Understanding ice shelves is key to projecting sea level rise.
New Image From NASA Shows Antarctica's Melting Iceberg
The image was captured by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite.
Ancient Sea Monster Discovered in Antarctica
The beast looks like Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster.
Living Bacteria Discovered In Extreme Ice Environments
What does this mean for life beyond Earth?
Is Antarctica's Fossilized Forest Tied to Great Flood?
"The secular science community has no viable answers to explain remarkable finds like these."
Melting Glaciers in East Antarctica Are Unstable
Melting of the Aurora Basin in East Antarctica could cause 10 to 15 feet of sea level rise on its own.
How These Giant Sugar Cubes In Antarctica Are Formed
The winner of this year's Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition depicts a strange yet beautiful scene in Antarctica.
Melting Antarctic Ice Could Flood Lands of 236 Million
The worst scenario would flood lands that are home to 236 million people.
Is The 'Game of Thrones' Ice Wall Possible On Earth?
The 700-foot tall, 300-mile-long wall has been protecting the Seven Kingdoms for thousands of years. Would it hold up on Earth?
Microbes That Live on Air Offer a Model of Alien Life
The discovery opens up the tantalizing possibility that on other planets, life forms that need only atmospheric gas to survive exist, too.
SuperTIGER Balloon Launching to Hunt Rare Cosmic Rays
The launch depends on good weather, but then it will be smooth sailing 127,000 feet up.
Iceberg off West Antarctica Glacier Disintegrates
The iceberg spanned over 100 square miles.
Strange Pond In Antarctic Could Explain Water On Mars
A strange pond in Antarctica that never freezes could be key to helping us understand water, and possible life, on Mars.