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Scientists detect mysterious radio waves coming from beneath Antarctica's ice
June 15, 2025 | 12:13amResearchers found radio waves transmitting from under the ice in Antarctica.
30 million-year-old lost world beneath Antarctic ice discovered: 'Like opening a time capsule'
June 12, 2025 | 12:17pmIt was frozen in time.
Ice rebounds at BOTH poles — climate more complex than we know
May 6, 2025 | 6:17pmTwo new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying simplistic expectations that change moves only in one direction.
Antarctic ice has made a surprising rebound in mass, scientists say
May 5, 2025 | 3:34pmFrom 2021 to 2023, ice mass in East Antarctica particularly showed signs of recovery. However, scientists still say it may not signal a long-term trend.
First humans to orbit Earth's poles capture breathtaking images of 'pure white' region during historic SpaceX mission
April 2, 2025 | 6:49pm"Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible."
Passengers terrified as 40-foot waves batter cruise ship on trip through dangerous Drake Passage
April 2, 2025 | 12:17pmThey were cruising for a bruising.
What it’s really like to live on an Antarctic base: Meltdowns, claustrophobia and -40 degrees
March 27, 2025 | 7:30pmIsolation, frigid temperatures and old food are small prices to pay for the opportunity to do research in Antarctica.
Inside Antarctica base's near-constant darkness and extreme isolation that drove researcher mad in 'real-life horror movie'
March 20, 2025 | 5:17pm"I've taken students out there and some of them just can't handle the isolation, the extreme and frightening weather conditions, the perspective you lose when you can't judge distances in...
This is the Antarctica research crew trapped in icy hell with co-worker who 'snapped and started attacking them'
March 19, 2025 | 8:07pmOne of them is a madman — accused of violently beating, threatening and sexually harassed at least two of his teammates.
Antarctic researchers are trapped inside isolated base with scientist who snapped, attacked co-workers: 'Wondering if I might become the next victim'
March 18, 2025 | 12:37pmA member of a South African research team that is confined for more than a year at an isolated?Antarctica?base was put under psychological evaluation, government officials said.
One trillion-ton 'megaberg' on crash course with UK island
January 23, 2025 | 10:38amThe iceberg cometh. The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a British island off Antarctica, potentially jeopardizing both marine life and ships in the area.
Flat-earthers admit defeat after seeing 24-hour Antarctica sun: ‘Sometimes you are wrong’
December 19, 2024 | 10:43pmA group of popular flat earth YouTubers have admitted defeat against the ‘globers’ after taking a trip to Antarctica to witness the 24-hour sun.
Cruise passengers revolt with hunger strike after 'boutique' ship engine failure: 'Handled very badly'
November 29, 2024 | 10:06amThe SH Diana was en route to the South Pole when the maritime mishap occurred earlier this week, derailing the 20-night voyage.
Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia
November 22, 2024 | 10:54amAnThe only?emperor penguin?known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday.
Meet the woman who's photographing the world and her new book: 'Hope'
October 16, 2024 | 7:52amThe Mexico native has spent over three decades traveling to more than 130 countries.
Mysterious 'doorway' discovered in Antarctic ice via Google Maps — and conspiracy theorists have wild ideas
October 15, 2024 | 12:20pmGoogle Maps is a place of great discovery — and the latest sighting may be one of the oddest yet.
Shocking satellite image shows rapid 'greening' in Antarctica: 'The risk here is clear'
October 7, 2024 | 5:48pmThe area is warming at a rate so rapid that the frozen region's green vegetation has grown tenfold in the past four decades.
'Vulnerable' 780K-year-old species of dragonfish discovered in Antarctic
September 3, 2024 | 5:04pmResearchers in the Antarctic Peninsula have discovered a?new species of Antarctic dragonfish, a new journal study shows.
Pentagon concerned at growing Arctic cooperation between China and Russia
July 23, 2024 | 5:12amRussia and China are increasingly cooperating in the Arctic, which could impact regional stability, the US military said as it released its strategy for the region on Monday.
'Doomsday glacier' that could cause catastrophic sea-level rise is more vulnerable than scientists thought: study
May 21, 2024 | 6:57amDubbed the?“Doomsday Glacier”?by scientists, the Thwaites could raise global sea levels by up to two feet if it melts.