Ask people to name the coldest country in the world, and the answer almost instinctively given is Antarctica. The confusion ...

Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in Antarctica.

Antarctica is Earth’s coldest and most remote continent—a vast expanse of ice, hidden mountain ranges, and critical ...

(Reuters) - Scientists are stepping up their study of Antarctica and its wildlife for possible early warnings about how climate change may disrupt life around the planet in coming decades. Here are ...

Geological observations of past ice sheet behavior enable us to refine physical models that predict how much, how fast, and from where Antarctic ice mass loss will contribute to future sea level rise.