Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise. A study published in Nature Communications reveals that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ice caps which cover our planet's poles are key to understanding global weather patterns and changing climate. But we still ...

Imagine peeling back miles of frozen white and revealing valleys, rivers, and mountains that haven't seen sunlight in tens of millions of years. Long before Antarctica froze over, rivers carved ...

Landscapes left behind by ancient rivers and buried beneath the Antarctic ice may affect the rate of ice loss, researchers report in Nature Geoscience. The team used radio echo sounding, a technique ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may hold the key to understanding how the vast ice sheet will behave as the ...

New study reveals Antarctica faces collapse or resilience by 2100, with irreversible ice loss possible under high emissions scenarios.

South America and Antarctica offer a dazzling array of biodiversity, home to remarkable wildlife and vibrant ecosystems. From the ship, guests try their luck at spotting penguin colonies along ...

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.

In the Antarctic Peninsula, precipitation is increasingly falling as rain rather than snow, with consequences for glaciers, ...

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience summer melting spikes, when sea ice retreats and warm ocean water flows ...

Oosterdam and Zuiderdam offer guests access to dramatic fjords, glacier-lined channels and vibrant cities paired with overland adventures to legendary sites Overland adventures bring guests up close ...