Antarctica is covered with ice that is miles thick, and scientists have been studying what the continent's landscape looks like under all that ice for years. Bedmap3 comes 12 years after BAS ...

One notable discovery is that Antarctica’s thickest ice was found in an unnamed canyon in Wilkes Land. The ice there is more than 15,000 feet thick.

West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.

A team of scientists analyzed 23 snow samples and found chemical substances commonly used in our daily routines. The mystery: how did they get there?

Although a profoundly international issue and region, Antarctica is not closely connected to the United Nations or its specialized agencies. The Antarctic Treaty parties, in part because of the ...

Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive on methane generated by geothermal heat rising from deep below Earth’s surface. The discovery could have implications for assessing ...