One chilly morning this past December, nine women awoke to the sight of a glacier looming before them, glowing orange in the ...

Antarctica is home to some of the most alien ... “There are so many possibilities and random things that happen in microbiology and geochemistry,” Spear said. “We can’t duplicate that ...

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

Nathan R. Daczko receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic ...

Scientists drilled through Antarctic ice to uncover a buried river system that may reshape predictions of melting and ...

Antarctica might appear silent and lifeless ... Scientists have discovered over 400 hidden lakes beneath the surface. Lake Vostok, the largest, rests under four kilometres of ice.

Quark Expeditions' newest voyages takes travelers to rarely visited swaths of Antarctica. Guests will explore the remote eastern side of the continent, with excursions like heli-landings and ...

Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive on methane generated by geothermal heat rising from deep below Earth’s surface. The discovery could have implications for assessing ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery in Antarctica that has climate change deniers claiming there's now proof global warming is just a hoax. Researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai ...