The Blood Falls is the result of a complicated interaction in which overlying ice, underlying rock, and an ancient lake bed form a pretty unsettling natural display.

Antarctica, known as the South Pole, is the coldest, windiest and most remote of the seven continents. Its name comes from ...

Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven ...

Astrange fossil discovered in Antarctica may belong to one of the ocean’s most formidable prehistoric predators. The football ...

Researchers solved the mystery thanks to measuring devices that captured the event entirely by chance, providing the first ...

The phenomenon isn't a new one, but scientists have only recently come up with a convincing explanation for why it happens.

Antarctica’s hidden forces: Spanish scientist reveals to AS what decades of research are uncovering beneath the ice.

There is a corner of Antarctica that looks like something out of a David Cronenberg movie. It's located in the dry valleys of McMurdo, an immense frozen desert where, periodically, a jet of crimson ...

The Australian Antarctic Program will receive more than $200 million in additional funding over the next seven years to support science and logistics operations. At a press conference outside the ...

Antarctica, the planet's largest repository of meteorites, is beginning to hide them under the ice due to global warming.

What happened to the sub when it disappeared beneath the icy depths?

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