It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent ... given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed look below the ice we've ever had.

There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and some scientists say it would take more than 5,000 years to melt it all. If we continue adding carbon to the atmosphere ...

Sea ice reduction happens when more sea ice melts during the summer compared to what freezes during the winter. Last year was Earth's warmest year on record. The Global Carbon Project found that ...

Regular changes in Earth's orbit and axial tilt may have triggered the start and end of ice ages over the past 800,000 years. | Credit: Gregory Adams/Getty Images Changes in Earth's tilt relative ...

However, the effects of human-made climate change will be so long-lasting that they could prevent the next ice age from ever happening. "Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...