Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to researchers.

Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive on ... The discovery could have implications for assessing the potential for life to survive on icy worlds beyond Earth.

The discovery of so much life – and such big life – was unanticipated ... as a global collaborative community charged with management of the Antarctic, are faced with in light of our rapidly ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and ...