Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. Many experts had thought sharks didn ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A “gravity hole” beneath Antarctica sounds like the plot to a ...

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 ...

A rare encounter with a southern sleeper shark in the deep, chilly waters of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean has scientists reimagining what fauna might live in such a harsh, extreme environment. Footage ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. As winters warm, falling ...

For decades, scientists have been studying intriguing “gravity holes,” which are enormous depressions in the Earth’s crust where the effects of gravity are significantly lower than average. It’s an ...

A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of the lowest layers of ...

Sharks prowl nearly every marine ecosystem on Earth—except one. For decades, scientists assumed the waters around Antarctica were simply too cold to sustain these predators, but a surprise sighting is ...

An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid ...