Ancient Sea Monster Discovered in Antarctica
The beast looks like Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster.
Living Bacteria Discovered In Extreme Ice Environments
What does this mean for life beyond Earth?
Is Antarctica's Fossilized Forest Tied to Great Flood?
"The secular science community has no viable answers to explain remarkable finds like these."
Melting Glaciers in East Antarctica Are Unstable
Melting of the Aurora Basin in East Antarctica could cause 10 to 15 feet of sea level rise on its own.
How These Giant Sugar Cubes In Antarctica Are Formed
The winner of this year's Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition depicts a strange yet beautiful scene in Antarctica.
Melting Antarctic Ice Could Flood Lands of 236 Million
The worst scenario would flood lands that are home to 236 million people.
Is The 'Game of Thrones' Ice Wall Possible On Earth?
The 700-foot tall, 300-mile-long wall has been protecting the Seven Kingdoms for thousands of years. Would it hold up on Earth?
Microbes That Live on Air Offer a Model of Alien Life
The discovery opens up the tantalizing possibility that on other planets, life forms that need only atmospheric gas to survive exist, too.
SuperTIGER Balloon Launching to Hunt Rare Cosmic Rays
The launch depends on good weather, but then it will be smooth sailing 127,000 feet up.
Strange Pond In Antarctic Could Explain Water On Mars
A strange pond in Antarctica that never freezes could be key to helping us understand water, and possible life, on Mars.
NASA Images Show Iceberg the Size of Delaware
Images also help NASA work out what's going on beneath the ice.
Antarctica: 260 Million-Year-Old Forest Discovered
U.S. scientists find fossil fragments from 13 trees locked away on the Transantarctic Mountains.
NASA Finds Mantle Plume Melting Antarctica From Below
Research indicates a huge upwelling of hot rock lies beneath the ice of Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land.
Ozone Hole At Its Smallest Since 1988
The hole was still two and half times the size of the U.S.
What A Hole In Antarctica Says About Climate Change
The phenomenon has returned after 40 years.
Antarctica's Hidden Ice Caves Could Be New Species Home
Scientists find DNA samples in cave system around Mount Erebus volcano that cannot be identified.
What Would Happen if Antarctica's Volcanoes Erupted?
Scientists recently discovered almost 100 'new' volcanoes under the ice.
Larsen C Ice Shelf Finally Breaks Off Antarctica
Scientists believe the iceberg will continue to break into smaller pieces over time.
Giant Iceberg Set to Break Off Antarctica
The iceberg is poised to break off "any day now" and could pose a risk to ships.
Giant Iceberg to Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf Any Day
The soon-to-be iceberg is moving faster than ever. It's a matter of "hours, days or weeks."
Climate Change Could Devastate Antarctica's Wildlife
Some plants and animals on the continent are found nowhere else in the world. Now they're under threat.
Climate Change Effects: Sea Level Rise Speeding Up
The acceleration is driven by expansion of water and melting ice sheets.
Richard Epstein: Trump's Right to Dump the Paris Accord
There's no gain in the U.S. participating in a treaty that combines bad science with bad economics.
The Giant Crack in Antarctica Ice Shelf Just Got Bigger
Rift on the ice shelf is now just eight miles from breaking away into an iceberg a quarter of the size of New Jersey.
Dubai Firm Plans to Drag Icebergs 5,700 Miles for Water
The Emirati firm believes the scheme could also affect the dry climate of the Gulf and attract tourists.
Another Rift Appears on Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf
When the fissure eventually splits off it will create one of the biggest icebergs ever recorded.
Huge Antarctic Iceberg Poised to Break Into Sea
When the huge piece of ice shelf Larsen C breaks off scientists fear it could spark a rise in sea levels.
Standoff in the Arctic: Closing the Icebreaker Gap
Russia launched as many icebreakers in June as the U.S. Coast Guard has launched in the past 40 years.