Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

Pyramid-shaped mountain in Antarctica sparks intrigue and conspiracy t Natural erosion over millions of years credited for its symmetry Experts debunk claims of ancient civilizations or ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Our 21-day expedition cruise on the Seabourn Pursuit came with excursions throughout Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and ...

Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves. It found that while there has been broad ice ...

Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes.

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

The researchers considered a time when the planet was warmer than today about 28 million years ago. At the time, the Antarctic ice sheet was the only one in existence, thus, extracting data from ...

As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The Amery Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves, measuring about 23,200 square ...