
Living creatures found 1,600 feet beneath Antarctica
Scientists have found a swarm of crab-like creatures 1,600 feet below the ice in Antarctica in what is termed a...

Antarctic sea ice melt phenomenon explained in new research
New research has examined the reason behind the rapid retreat of Antarctic sea ice. University of Washington researchers...

Critical Antarctic ice shelf breaking away at an alarming rate
A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is breaking...

Arctic explorer tests the RIKR recycled plastic backpack
Often when products claim to be made from recycled materials, companies are only talking about the bulk of the...

Antarctica's seafloor is leaking methane, scientists confirm
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that methane leaking is from Antarctica's sea bed. They say the methane is...

New study sheds light on Antarctic sea ice mystery
By now, most people have heard about polar ice melting due to global warming. But the coming and going of...

New map exposes secrets of Antarctica's green snow
Antarctica’s peculiar green snow is spreading, according to researchers who have created the first large-scale...

Antarctica reaches record high temperature
The frozen continent recently logged its warmest temperature to date, a whopping 65 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s...

Antarctica loses record amount of ice
A new study using satellite images of Antarctica reveals a remarkable spike in ice melt over the last five years....

NASA finds cavity the size of Manhattan underneath Antarctic glacier
NASA just made a disturbing discovering underneath the Antarctic ice. A team led by the space agency found a huge...

Dutch couple to drive a solar-powered, 3D-printed vehicle to the South Pole
In a bid to promote zero-waste lifestyles, Edwin and Liesbeth ter Velde of Clean2Antarctica will soon embark on...

Previously stable zones of Antarctica are now falling victim to climate change
Unlike its counterpart, West Antarctica, which has long been decimated by melting ice caps, East Antarctica used...

About 90% of world's largest king penguin colony has mysteriously disappeared
Recent satellite images and a new study show that only 200,000 of the two million king penguins who lived on the...

Krill fishers partner with Greenpeace to protect Antarctic wildlife
An unlikely alliance has formed between krill fishing companies and environmental protection groups over a common...

West Antarctica's bedrock is rising, providing some protection to melting ice
It seems that most news concerning Antarctica's ice sheets is bad news, with two of the world's fastest melting...