Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

There's evidence trapped in ancient ice that during warm periods millions of years ago, the ice-free Southern Ocean responded ...

High above Antarctica, where the air is thin and the Sun circles the horizon for weeks, a fleet of giant NASA balloons has quietly delivered one of the most intriguing hints yet in the search for dark ...

Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger than ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

Discover the mysterious world beneath Antarctica’s thick ice sheet, mapped in unprecedented detail.

The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and helps regulate the global climate. But a new study ...

Researchers in Antarctica think they might have been missing an essential part of the puzzle when it comes to melting ...