The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

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.

During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.

New research found that instead of closing up during November, the hole in the Ozone layer over the Antarctica has stayed open well into December.

Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.

The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.

In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge.

Explore Antarctica's volcanic secrets, from Mount Erebus's gold-laden gas to the potential impacts of future eruptions.

Discover the hidden world of Antarctica's 138 volcanoes, including the active Mount Erebus emitting gold, raising concerns about future eruptions and their...