The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like.

The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.

Warm seawater flowing into the glacier's underside could significantly accelerate the process of its collapse.

The hole in the Antarctic ice was comparable in size to numerous US states, such as West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. The post This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved first appeared on Bored Panda.

A new study of seismic data from Antarctica finds that the mantle may be stranger and more variable than previously believed, with pieces of ancient crust that have been dragged down by tectonic forces.

India to present plans for new Antarctic research station at ATCM meeting in Kochi, focusing on sustainability and tourism regulation.

The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.

A former fisheries vessel has been bought from the Japanese government by anti-whaling activists for use in the Southern Ocean.