Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

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Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary biodiversity and contribute to global diversity and environmental stability. These ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbours unique ecosystems that support extraordinary biodiversity and contribute to global diversity and environmental stability.

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...

Credit: Shivani Ehrenfeucht et al., 2024; CC-BY-NC-ND Deep beneath Antarctica's ice is a hidden network of water channels that dictate how quickly the continent's ice sheets slide and melt.

A Spanish scientific expedition has discovered columns of gas emerging from the seabed. Geologists also warn about the ...