Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Deep beneath the ice of East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land, scientists have identified a vast gravitational anomaly that could ...

The Museum of Texas Tech houses fossils from the Triassic, Ice Age. Here's a behind the scenes look into the paleontology collection.

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record-low winter maximum on March 22, 2025, with just 5.53 million square miles of coverage—well ...

Smita Warrier — and yes, that really is her last name — was among just a few dozen runners who paid $50,000 for a whirlwind trip covering 183.4 miles of running and 28,000 miles of flying.

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The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

Two tiny, remote Antarctic islands where only penguins and seals live have been hit with a 10% tariff from President Donald Trump.

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

The internet poked fun at the Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, ...