Scientists have uncovered human remains beneath the Antarctic ice, a discovery that has the potential to reshape our ...

The skull fragment, found in 1985 on Yámana Beach, is believed to be the oldest known human remains from the South Pole region, possibly dating back to the early 19th Century. Chilean biologist ...

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 Mountains ...

Antarctica sits on a hotbed of methane gas. The cracks erupting in its seafloor are causing it to burst out and rise to the ...

A researcher believes he's cracked the mystery behind the sinking of Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary ship Endurance. Part of one of the most famous Antarctic expeditions in history, Endurance set ...

The mountain range has been sitting under the ice sheet for eons following a massive tectonic plate clash.

For now, the reasons behind Shackleton's decision to sail Endurance into the Antarctic ice pack remain a mystery. "We can ...

WASHINGTON — Three people needing medical care were airlifted out from a U.S. scientific base in Antarctica this week during a perilous rescue mission. The Royal New Zealand Air Force conducted the ...

CANBERRA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean currents and loss of marine life that are ...

Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Some of the water around Antarctica has been getting saltier. And that ...