On Tuesday, a powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's South Island, shaking the ground and rattling the nerves of residents. This seismic event highlights New Zealand's ...

The ancient crater’s discovery in the Pilbara suggests meteorite impacts may have kickstarted Earth's first continents, and ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

The updated map of Antarctica clearly shows the landscape beneath its massive ice sheet, including its tallest mountains and ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked away, ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...