Quark Expeditions pilot Jonathan Mutch is working his fifth season in Antarctica, flying tourists to see penguins and icy ...

A renowned oceanographer is urging an end to krill fishing near Antarctica. Officials from the U.S., China, Russia, and ...

Most of the frozen water has vanished because glaciers have been flowing faster into the ocean, rather than because of surface melting of ice sheets, according to a new study. Researchers estimate the ...

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier may be melting twice as much as previously predicted, even without additional global warming.

A stretch of water in the west of the continent is now called the Amos Channel after the ex-BBC journalist.

Yucheng Lin, City University of Hong Kong and Robert Kopp, Rutgers University Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs ...

The Wilkes Subglacial Basin is a huge depression in the bedrock beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Although it is one of the more important parts of Antarctica when it comes to future sea-level ...

Satellite observations show Antarctic ice cliffs stabilizing after unexpectedly rapid collapse, challenging assumptions about runaway ice loss and its contribution to rising seas.

Explore the world’s last great wilderness—kayak in protected waters, hike amid magnificent mountains, see huge glaciers up close and observe an array of endemic wildlife in the company of a team of ...

An expedition cruise to the bottom of the world is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot ...

In August 2024, something extraordinary appeared in the middle of Antarctica’s winter sea ice: a vast expanse of open ocean where there should have been a frozen surface. The reason for the anomaly ...

From penguin colonies to polar camping, find out when to go, how to get there, and what to expect on your first expedition.