The North Pole, often a subject of fascination, lies at the very top of our planet, but its exact location can be difficult to pinpoint on a standard map. Geographically, it is located over the Arctic ...

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Researchers found ancient river-carved plains beneath East Antarctica that may help slow ice loss and improve sea-level rise ...

The Māori language describes 12 distinct types of snow. Researchers are identifying them in Antarctica as part of a project ...

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

Humphrey School Alumnus Kalvin Moschkau Goes to Mongolia for Conservation Work, Thanks to a Luce Scholarship. He earned his ...

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath the East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.

A groundbreaking study published in Nature Geoscience has revealed a previously unknown topography beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, potentially offering new insights into the region’s ice flow ...

An international team of scientists have discovered a mysterious, ancient landscape hidden beneath the ice sheet of Eastern ...