Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than previously feared, as a new map reveals what lays under the ice. The estimates, created by Bedmap3, have also re-evaluated the ...

A stunning Antarctic landscape of Deception Island. Calm, deep waters scattered with small ice and bigger icebergs. In the background, snow-covered mountains stretch across the horizon under dark and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko ...

Scientists are still figuring out the scope of the virus’ impact and spread. “The situation in Antarctica is a bit of a black box,” says Michelle Wille, a virus ecologist at the University ...

PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits moored at the U.S. Antarctic Program’s NSF McMurdo Station in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 16, 2025. All images belong to the U.S.

Arctic and Antarctica are the world’s least populated areas. Due to their large and extraordinary land mass, they can shelter thousands of people escaping a possible nuclear attack. Apart from ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field. The two odd formations – one ...

China currently has five stations in Antarctica, including one that opened last year. It has now lodged plans for a new summer research station in West Antarctica — with China's Ambassador to ...