Lake Enigma, once thought to be completely frozen, is instead teeming with life, leaving researchers thrilled about its ...

The ozone layer above Antarctica is thinning at an alarming rate, posing threat to the wildlife breeding below in the ice.

When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...

Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve sea-level rise forecasts and explore the possibility of refreezing ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one ...

One of them is a madman — accused of violently beating, threatening and sexually harassed at least two of his teammates.

After scientists at the South African Sanae IV research station pleaded for help, Rachel Clun speaks to an expert about the ...

He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.

Shavonna Bent of Braintree knew from childhood visits to Woods Hole Science Aquarium in Falmouth, MA that she wanted to find a way to get on board its research ship. With the help of a VSAC counselor ...

Dolphins live and hunt in large social groups called pods, and they communicate with each other using high-pitched clicks and ...