As a clear demonstration of "the ability of man to advance" past 500 kilometers (311 miles) in Antarctica, the National Science Foundation Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is located at the ...

A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving process' was captured by satellites. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency ...

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment ...

All of the region’s ice shelves, including Larsens A, B, and C, impede the movement of Antarctic glaciers, which, if they float into the ocean, can hasten sea-level rise. The Larsen A ice shelf ...

Antarctica's ice shelves are melting more rapidly than previously known because of climate change, according to a new US Geological Survey report prepared in close collaboration with the British ...

The first analysis of extreme calving events in Antarctica finds no correlation with climate change, highlighting the ...

Research reveals Antarctic icebergs may calve randomly, while smaller, frequent events drive significant ice loss linked to ...

A23a, the world's largest iceberg, freed itself from a swirling ocean trap. It spans over 1,418 square miles, larger than ...

In East Antarctica’s Victoria Land, not far from the Ross Ice Shelf, the thick ice pack hides a time capsule dating millions ...

Was the infamous “bloop” a sea monster? Learn why this noise was a good reminder that we should keep an eye on the South Pole ...

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented ... Robinson's intention had been to take such samples from sea ice near to the Ross Ice Shelf, a giant ice shelf with an area of more than ...