Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the ...

The ‘Scenic Eclipse II’ was sailing through the Ross Sea in Antarctica on Jan. 17 when it got stuck in a thick sheet of ice and required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the ...

Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of Antarctica, where they ...

A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots.

According to a new study, Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, ocean, and ecosystems that could have profound implications for Australia and beyond. The ...

Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a ...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Far beneath the creaking surface of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, scientists have uncovered a granite body roughly 60 miles ...

The luxury cruise, Scenic Eclipse II, was freed from the Ross Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard ...

Ancient ocean sediments reveal Antarctica’s ice sheet retreated repeatedly during past warm periods, offering clues to future ...

Over the decade, gentoo penguins showed the largest shift, advancing their breeding season by an average of 13 days — the ...