We know the Earth is old, but getting direct evidence of the deep past is hard, that's why the latest discovery out of ...

"Quicker than we expected." Scientists issue warning after making 'astonishing' discovery in Antarctica: 'Something special ...

Temperature records from measurements of oxygen isotopes in the ice reveal that this area experienced a gradual, long-term ...

The extracted ice block is six million years old, towards the end of the Miocene epoch, and can help to understand the planet ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological mystery.

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...

This week, scientists are intrigued by the discovery of a nearly white penguin that was discovered in Chilean Antarctica. The penguin, which is a female, is part of a colony of Gentoo penguins — who ...

The indentations are nests of fish called yellowfin notie, and they are not randomly scattered—rather, they appear to have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Antarctica is the remotest part of the world, but it is a hub of scientific discovery, ...

An enormous subglacial trough, deeper than the Grand Canyon, has been discovered in Antarctica. The project involved a large team of U.K. scientists and researchers working the Ellsowrth Subglacial ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...