This ice cave was one stemming from the tongue of a glacier flowing from Mount Erebus, one of the most powerful volcanoes of ...

It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how ...

Exploring ice caves is not as simple as it sounds, and requires careful preparation and adherence to safety measures. First ...

The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.

The importance of these results for research in climate change cannot be overestimated. The Antarctic ice sheet, which can trigger a global sea level rise of 70 meters should it melt, is the ...

With high carbon dioxide, low oxygen and no photosynthesis, here’s how an entire ecosystem persists in Movile Cave, one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

Hikers are taking advantage of freezing winter conditions to venture inside short-lived — and potentially lethal — ice caves that appeared ... Canadian Navy ship to Antarctica First symptoms ...

The frigid, winter weather has provided the rare opportunity to step inside and explore stunning caves carved under the ice. Melting water from the glacier creates the twisting tunnels as it ...