The Upsweep is an unidentified sound detected by the NOAA, first recorded in August 1991. Almost siren-like, the Upsweep is ...

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the ...

Antarctica’s not just ice and penguins—it’s a hotspot for mystery. From alleged Nazi strongholds to whispers of alien bases, this video dives into the strangest theories tied to Earth’s most isolated ...

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing ...

The majority of Antarctica is covered in a thick sheet of ice, but what lies beneath its frozen surface has largely remained ...

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Ancient granite boulders reveal a vast hidden structure beneath Pine Island Glacier, reshaping understanding of Antarctic ice flow. Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of th ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the protective shield that blocks large amounts of harmful UV radiation. And without ...

Caitlin Macdonald works at St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney and has recently completed her PhD at the University of Sydney. Two new Australian novels imagine how we might live in a ...

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ...