Beneath kilometers of ice in East Antarctica, a team of geoscientists led by geophysicist Stewart Jamieson of Durham University has discovered a landscape ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica has left scientists both amazed and baffled: the oldest human remains ever found. This find not only deepens our knowledge of early human migration but also ...

Conspiracy theorists have been turning their attention to Antarctica more than you’d expect over recent years. First, there ...

This week, scientists are intrigued by the discovery of a nearly white penguin that was discovered in Chilean Antarctica. The penguin, which is a female, is part of a colony of Gentoo penguins — who ...

The boys investigated the water in the lakes of Schirmacher Oasis and the composition of rock particles in the adjacent glacier.

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...

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Before this latest discovery, 146 active subglacial lakes were already known in Antarctica. The new study brings the total number of active lakes to 231 and adds to scientists' understanding of when ...

Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo. Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo. Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it. Bird ...

It's an interesting thought experiment to brainstorm what could be trapped under the thick, centuries old ice in Antarctica. Aliens? A virus? Some strange, undiscovered creatures? Scientists have ...