Swarms of crab-like creatures have been found in a river 1,600 feet beneath the ice in Antarctica. The discovery was a surprise to a team of New Zealand researchers, who were in Antarctica to ...

"In the deep sea, there's always a good chance you're seeing something for the first time." Researchers thrilled after ...

Scientists have captured images of a region of the Antarctic seafloor that, until recently, was hidden under a thick sheet of ice. On February 26, a huge iceberg called A74 broke apart from the ...

In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.

In a hidden lake far below the Antarctic ice, scientists found the bodies of tiny creatures. Photos reveal how they accomplished the deep dive.

In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet. Six ...

Just a few years ago, scientists found an estimated 60 million ice fish nesting beneath the Antarctic ice. Odds are these sorts of communities are common beneath the ice. “We didn’t expect to ...

Extreme lows in sea ice induce many changes in the physical, ecological, and societal systems of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A: an average sea ice summer. B: an extreme low sea ice summer. In B ...

Antarctica, the frozen continent at the edge of the world, is home to breathtaking mysteries and untouched landscapes. During ...

Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after ... seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. ... species, and many may only be found near Antarctica.

Imagine being trapped under ice for decades and never seeing daylight. Well, that is exactly what sea creatures in the Antarctic had experienced before a huge iceberg split. The iceberg, known as ...

Of the 162 Antarctic ice shelves, 71 had decreased in volume, the study team found. These Antarctic ice shelves lost around 8.3 trillion tons (7.5 trillion metric tons) during the study period ...