Rising out of the frozen plateau is the South Pole Telescope, a key tool for radio astronomy. Completed in 2007, the 33-ft ...

Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheet lies one of the planet’s greatest mysteries. What would happen if every last piece of ...

East Antarctica’s interior is warming at a startling pace, powered by shifting ocean conditions that drive warm air inland. Long overlooked, this icy heart may hold the key to future sea level rise.

Thanks to a growing body of Antarctic research, scientists are beginning to understand what journeys on the coldest continent ...

Can technology save the poles? A new study says no - five proposed fixes to halt polar ice melt fail on cost, risk, and ...

Youngmi Kim is pushing on with her solo unsupported crossing despite sleepless nights, nausea, and equipment problems. At least, the issues with her ski skin have abated. Meanwhile, Frederick Fennessy ...

New Zealand air force pilots flew 20 hours in dark, dangerous weather to rescue American researchers from McMurdo research ...

New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...

She’s having a snowball on the South Pole. A travel blogger from San Francisco is sharing what life is actually like in the frozen tundra of Antarctica — along with the adjustments she’s had to make ...

An otherworldly view of a snowy landscape in Antarctica has been captured at the South Pole. The surreal footage taken by Jeff Capps was shared in a viral video from his TikTok account @thejeffcapps.