Scientists just grew plants in soil from the Moon, but Antarctica has long provided researchers with the perfect place to test their agricultural techniques for a future in space.

Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.

Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.

Melting lakes on ice shelves can widen cracks within them - new research shows how these lakes change across the world’s largest sheet.

For the first time since satellites started studying the continent, East Antarctica has lost an entire ice shelf.

Soot from research bases and sightseeing cruises is melting millions of tonnes of Antarctic snow every summer

Soot from research bases and sightseeing cruises is melting millions of tonnes of Antarctic snow every summer

A massive Antarctic ice shelf is showing signs of cracking and could trigger worldwide flooding.

Climate change is making ocean levels rise in two ways. It’s a problem that will endure even after the world stabilizes and slashes greenhouse gas pollution.

Climate change is making ocean levels rise in two ways. It’s a problem that will endure even after the world stabilizes and slashes greenhouse gas pollution.