The bedrock beneath Pine Island Glacier on the peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica held pink granite boulders ...

A pyramid-shaped mountain peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica has captured global attention, appearing as a ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

Scientists used radar to find hidden layers under Antarctica’s ice, revealing ancient sediments, buried landscapes, and warm ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...

ANTARCTICA (WKRC) - Scientists recently discovered amber fragments that suggest the snow-covered continent of Antarctica could have once been a lush jungle. The idea that Antarctica once looked like ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University (THE CONVERSATION) As Midwinter Day approaches ...

As Midwinter Day comes to Antarctica –- the darkest day of the year –- those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the earliest days of ...

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT), a Cambridge-based charity, announced its new Antarctic Team as it began a three-year mission to save Port Lockroy. The mission aimed to restore the site, which ...

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 45 passengers successfully landed in Antarctica — a first for that model. The widebody plane landed on a 3,000-yard-long landing strip of blue ice. Landing on the ...