A region beneath Antarctica where Earth’s gravitational pull is measurably weaker than anywhere else on the planet has persisted for roughly 70 million years, according to new research that traces the ...
After analyzing three decades of satellite radar data, scientists have created the first continent-wide record of Antarctic ...
Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...
The “gravity hole” formed at least 70 million years ago after convection in Earth’s mantle. The weak gravity could impact our ...
Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.
In Antarctica, there’s a natural phenomenon that, for more than a century, has surprised scientists and explorers: an intense ...
Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.
Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists have uncovered a geological archive that could reshape predictions of future sea-level rise.
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilometers in just two months, with nearly half of it ...
The new work revealed that Antarctica lost 12,820 square kilometers (nearly 5,000 square miles) between 1996 and 2025. That’s about twice the size of Delaware, or 10 times the size of Greater Los ...