In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists have now figured out what happened in that ...

Between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica lost roughly 149 billion metric tonnes of ice each year, according to NASA. View on ...

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from rapid ice melting, but then sea ice began to decline dramatically.

Antarctica’s Blood Falls is one of the strangest natural phenomena you're likely to see, and the mystery behind it has fascinated members of the scientific community for decades. For the uninitiated, ...

At the edge of Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier, a bright red stream pours out onto stark white ice, looking uncannily like blood. Known as Blood Falls, this phenomenon has unsettled explorers and puzzled ...

American Navy Admiral Richard E. Byrd helped explore Antarctica during Operation Highjump — but there are many misconceptions ...

A Europe-wide collaboration has unveiled the longest continuous record of Earth’s climate and atmospheric conditions, ...

ANTARTICA — Scientists are trying to solve a decade-long mystery by determining the identity of anomalous signals detected from below ice in Antarctica. The strange radio waves emerged during a search ...

When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust—known as interstellar clouds.