Antarctica, the vast, icy continent at the southernmost part of the globe, continues to astonish scientists with terrifying ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...

The domestically built Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, which took part in China's 41st Antarctic expedition, initially departed ...

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

The newly exposed Antarctic seafloor also allowed the team ... We will undoubtedly make new discoveries as we continue to analyze this vital data," Montelli said.

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements ... so deep that it reached the bedrock beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The core, nearly as long as 25 soccer ...

Notably, a potentially several centuries-old vase-shaped sponge was among the discoveries ... function beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet,” SOI said in a press release.

Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world. Roughly 90 ...