A decade after their detection,strange radio pulses emerging from beneath Antarctica continue to puzzle scientists. New ...

Unusually strong winds and warm ocean water likely drove a rapid plunge in Antarctic sea ice in recent years, scientists said on Wednesday, shedding new light on a puzzling event. While the Arctic sea ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — The U.S. Space Force announced that it will be pausing United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket after an anomaly was noticed during a launch last month. On Thursday, ...

Antarctica is officially hiring, and the coldest continent is seek applicants who are cool under pressure. These positions are plentiful and well-paid. Antarctic Artist & Writer Shaun O’Boyle takes ...

A broad low in Earth’s gravity field beneath Antarctica, known as the Antarctic geoid low, is not a sudden oddity. New reconstructions suggest it has persisted for about 70 million years and has been ...

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed. By Eric Niiler Prospectors are scouring the Pacific Ocean ...

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A dip in Earth's gravity field beneath Antarctica is helping scientists track deep-Earth changes over tens of millions of years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Bethan Davies receives funding from the FCDO Polar Regions Department. Rain is rare in Antarctica. Scientists doing fieldwork there dress for cold and glare, not wet weather – duvet jackets, snow ...