Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

This evidence comes from a nearly complete, 69-million-year-old skull of an extinct bird, named Vegavis iaai. The fossil is ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Interpretation and knowledge of what happened in Antarctica, as well as what’s currently happening, is critical to a full appreciation of where you are and why it’s special. Thus, you should ...

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab ...

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...

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