Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

NEW YORK — The first solar eclipse of 2026 will carve a narrow “ring of fire” across Antarctica on Tuesday, giving ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...

After 66 years beneath Antarctic ice, the remains of British meteorologist Dennis Bell have been recovered, as retreating glaciers reveal a frozen chapter of history.

A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask – or waddle – in its glow.

We had the Falklands and South Georgia to ourselves, and we really only encountered other ships on two of the days we were in ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

The Discovery Building features a wind deflector that prevents snow from piling up next to the building. It could change how ...