A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting ...

As global temperatures rise, the ecology of Antarctica is already changing, but Earth's climate would have to change ...

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

A giant hole has appeared in the sea ice of Antarctica and it's as big as Switzerland. The sea in Antarctica usually freezes ...

That can change ocean currents, which drive weather patterns all the way back home, putting everyone from firefighters to farmers on the frontlines of climate change. And Antarctica shows how it ...

Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the 2nd warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional ...