Scientists drilling deep beneath Greenland’s ice have uncovered a startling clue about its past—and future. Evidence shows ...

A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of ...

The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.

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Scientists have identified the exact temperature at which parts of Antarctica stop retreating and start collapsing, and the ...

Astronaut Christina Koch — currently several hundred thousand miles from Earth on the Artemis II mission to travel around the ...

The end of the historic Artemis II mission kicks off a race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon.

A German research icebreaker sailing through one of Antarctica’s least-charted stretches of ocean has confirmed something that should not have been a surprise but was: a rocky island, roughly the size ...

Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are both now categorised as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice are having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers ...

China's 42nd Antarctic expedition team has successfully completed the country's first ever hot-water drilling test in Antarctica, reaching a depth of 3,413 meters, the Ministry of Natural Resources ...

Future missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on ...