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

The Blood Falls is a key geological feature with the potential to advance knowledge and studies in subglacial hydrology.

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

Internet users are completely shocked after discovering a "giant door" in the middle of a glacier in Antarctica. O post Photo ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

Scientists researching Alpine glaciers store ice in Antarctica. By analysing air bubbles in the ice they may be able to predict the future ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

The Denman glacier in East Antarctica is one of the largest and fastest melting glaciers on the continent, and yet little is ...

open image in gallery The melt rate of West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is an important concern. The glacier alone is responsible for about one percent of global sea level rise (NASA/James ...

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Some coastal areas are already struggling to adapt to sea level rise, and millions of people around the world are at risk of ...