A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including ...

"But Antarctica is not an apolitical human paradise with untouched nature—a sort of continent for scientific inquiry alone.

Learn more about the ecosystem that’s remained under the ice for centuries.

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing Earth’s climate.

The ice covering the newly discovered ecosystem belonged to the George VI Ice Shelf, a vast ice shelf "trapped" between the ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Isolation, frigid temperatures and old food are small prices to pay for the opportunity to do research in Antarctica.

Scientists found a rich community of fish, coral, octopus, anemones and sponges that previously sat beneath a sheet of ice ...

Four hundred airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing have returned to Scotia after completing missions ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

Trevor Layman is a student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy (MAS CSP) program at Scripps ...

This year’s peak ice cover was 1.32 million square kilometers below the average levels recorded between 1981 and 2010, ...