Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up ...

A groundbreaking new map offers an unprecedented glimpse beneath the vast ice sheets of Antarctica, revealing a landscape that has been hidden for millions of years. This detailed visualization, a ...

When you first see Antarctica on a globe, it looks like a smooth sheet of ice pressed against the bottom of the planet. But the rugged continent buried underneath is filled with sights that no one has ...

Scientists have finally mapped the elusive “Marginal Ice Zone” of the Southern Ocean, providing the clear look at this critical region.Published in Nature Communications on May 29, 2026, the ...

Freshwater from melting Antarctic glaciers may be influencing the Southern Ocean in ways scientists have largely overlooked.

Submarine canyons are among the most spectacular and fascinating geological formations to be found on our ocean floors, but at an international level, scientists have yet to uncover many of their ...

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the waves — ...

A dirty-looking “iceberg” in the Weddell Sea turned out to be something fixed, rocky, and missing from available charts. When ...

A view of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, which is shrinking by 3 centimeters per day. —Sebnem Coskun—Getty Images Deep ocean heat is moving closer to Antarctica, a new ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...