Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

The Conger Shelf, a 460-square-kilometers mass of ice has disintegrated in East Antarctica, it was reported over the weekend. It was the first to break up in four decades of satellite observations.

It's part of a broader research campaign to better understand changes to the nearby Denman Glacier — the fastest-melting glacier in East Antarctica. The deep field campsite at Bunger Hills ...

Ground temperatures in East Antarctica have soared more than 50 degrees (28 Celsius) above normal in the second major heat ...

These images, snapped by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on January 1, show pools of pale blue meltwater peppered across the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. This melting comes despite ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

The Antarctic 'alien' was spotted by a social media user looking at satellite imagery of the area, with some speculating it ...

More than 450 polar scientists met in late November for an "emergency summit" in Australia. Their findings were summarized in a statement that included a plea for the world to take coordinated ...

Nasa says it has detected the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of glaciers in East Antarctica. The region has long been considered stable and unaffected by some of the more dramatic ...

Tamura took part in the first full-scale research project in the area around the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica, where an ice-sheet melting mechanism similar to the Shirase Glacier appears to ...

There's conclusive evidence that the temperature in Antarctica is rising, according to the study. The most extreme heat wave ever seen globally, the study stated, "occurred over East Antarctica in ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...