While snapping photos of the surface of Mars in 2011, the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted a very unusual feature. On Pavonis Mons – a large shield ...

Scientists investigate rapid Antarctic ice loss since 2016, attributed to warming and wind changes. The impact on global warming, ecosystem, and ice stability raises concerns. Uncertainty persists ...

Researchers were able to deploy cameras and sensors underneath the glacier. Scientists studying one of the most crucial glaciers that's been deteriorating by climate change got a new look at what ...

Antarctica is like no other place on the planet. It is unique. It’s just this vast expanse of snow and ice and mountains and glaciers and ocean. It's otherworldly. It's so separated from the ...

The activity of an ice stream has caused the Ross Ice Shelf to suddenly displace. In Antarctica, massive glaciers are constantly shifting. Ice streams, which act like conveyor belts, are the pathways ...

The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is one of the ocean's biggest mysteries. There are no photographs and no footage of a living colossal squid in its natural habitat. What we do know ...

Archaeologists have discovered one of the world’s largest collections of ancient art, showing giants and monsters walking the Earth. In a remote area of South America, a British-led research ...

Archaeologists have discovered one of the world’s largest collections of ancient art, showing giants and monsters walking the Earth. In a remote area of South America, a British-led research team has ...

The future of the troubled Scott Base redevelopment project will be considered by Antarctica New Zealand's board of directors this month after expected costs snowballed to almost $500 million. Work ...

It has long been known that ice starts melting at temperatures far below its nominal freezing point, but why or how has remained enigmatic. An innovation in atomic force microscopy provides ...