Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed. By Eric Niiler Prospectors are scouring the Pacific Ocean ...

A new study lays out the best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica. Which one becomes reality is entirely up to us. Reading time 3 minutes As carbon emissions push Earth’s temperature ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. As winters warm, falling ...

The climate crisis is warming Antarctica fast, with potentially disastrous consequences. Now scientists have modeled the best- and worst-case scenarios for climate change in Antarctica, demonstrating ...

For decades, scientists have been studying intriguing “gravity holes,” which are enormous depressions in the Earth’s crust where the effects of gravity are significantly lower than average. It’s an ...

An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid ...

Scientists have uncovered a link between a mysterious burst of red-stained water in Antarctica and a drop in the glacier sitting above it. The Blood Falls in Antarctica are a unique feature found at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Researchers filmed a sleeper shark for the first time in Antarctic waters near the South Shetland Islands, ...

The Antarctic Peninsula is an early warning system for the southernmost continent when it comes to climate change. And the prognostications are grim — but it’s not yet too late to avoid irreversible ...

Researchers spotted a shark off the Antarctic Peninsula for the first time ever, swimming at a depth so deep the sun could not reach it. "Antarctica is a very diverse place with incredible ...