The unexploded ordnance beneath one of Antarctica’s many penguin colonies probably poses no risk to humans working nearby. While this may seem like a crazy sentence to write, it accurately reflects ...

The researchers believe we have already passed a tipping point. Scientists issue warning over troubling phenomenon discovered near Antarctica: 'Now more critical than ever' first appeared on The Cool ...

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and ...

A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...

A top scientist at the British Antarctic Survey recently told the Guardian that she believes we may have already crossed a ...

Melting glaciers may be setting off volcanoes worldwide, triggering eruptions and possibly accelerating climate change.

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By fusing film with satellites, they discovered warm ocean water, not surface ponds ...