Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...

A new map reveals where Antarctica is retreating fast, exposing hidden hotspots of grounded ice loss and future sea level risks.

Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over Earth's surface. And it is weakest ...

New study shows choices we make in next decade will determine Antarctica's climate and environmental fate for centuries ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're wondering how cold it is in Des Moines, the answer is yes, it's colder than Antarctica.To be more specific, the intense ...

Higher emissions could trigger collapsing ice shelves and rising sea levels in Antarctica, while lower emissions limit ...

Both Antarctica and Greenland are very large, very cold and home to plenty of frozen territory. But there are certain other ways in which the two areas are becoming even more like one another — and ...

Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists have uncovered a geological archive that could reshape predictions of future ...

While a "gravity hole" in Antarctica has been on scientists’ radar for some time, its history has never been fully understood ...

Learn how 30 years of satellite radar data mapped Antarctica’s grounding lines and revealed more than 10 Los Angeles–sized ...