Operation Highjump wasn’t just a “research mission”—it was the largest armed fleet ever sent to Antarctica, led by Admiral ...

Antarctica is like a giant frozen mystery, hiding incredible secrets under all that ice! 🧊 Scientists have discovered massive lakes and rivers flowing beneath the ice sheet, which is mind-blowing ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...

The Southern Ocean absorbs nearly half of all ocean-stored human CO2, but its future role is uncertain. Despite models predicting a decline, researchers found that freshening surface waters are ...

Novel findings from University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, geologist Timothy Paulsen and University of Colorado, Boulder, thermochronologist Jeff Benowitz have shed light on the complex and enigmatic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) ...

A new study shows that the Southern Ocean releases far more carbon dioxide in winter than once thought. By combining laser ...