antarctica

A 100-Year-Old Fruitcake Was Found 'Perfectly Preserved' in Antarctica

It still looks edible

By Rachel Lewis August 11, 2017

New Discovery in Antarctica Suggests Ice Sheets Could Disappear Way Faster Than Previously Thought

Scientists have uncovered a vast network of flowing water that could destabilize the continent

By Justin Worland April 19, 2017

An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is Set to Break Off From Antarctica

The ice shelf will lose more than 10% of its area when the iceberg breaks off

By Kate Samuelson January 6, 2017

See the Giant Crack That Could Collapse Part of an Antarctic Ice Shelf

A large crack in an Antarctic ice shelf has grown by 13 miles in the past six months

By Justin Worland September 12, 2016

2 Sick Workers Rescued From Remote South Pole Station

It's only the third time that a rescue has ever been attempted during the Antarctic winter

By Amanda Calvo June 23, 2016

Plane Lands at the South Pole For Risky Rescue Mission

The rescue is anything but routine with only two such missions ever achieved

By Amanda Calvo June 22, 2016

Australia Rescues 37 People Stranded on Ship in Antarctica

The Aurora Australis is a 4,311-ton icebreaker

By Nash Jenkins February 26, 2016

There's More Than Meets the Eye to This Photo of an Iceberg Dwarfing a Ship

That's a 3,300-ton ship

By Justin Worland February 25, 2016

Antarctica May Have Just Seen Its Hottest Day Ever

The continent appears to have hit 63.5 F for the first time thanks to global warming

By Eliana Dockterman March 28, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 27

1. Why did Saudi Arabia lead airstrikes on the rebels who’ve seized Yemen? The answer isn’t as clear as it seems. By Frederic Wehrey at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2. Three black swimmers...

By The Aspen Institute March 27, 2015

The Antarctic Ice Shelves Are Melting Rapidly

The rate is also accelerating over time

By Sabrina Toppa March 27, 2015

Scientists Discover Fish Living Deep Below Antarctic Ice

A National Science Foundation-funded expedition to the Antarctic has unearthed a surprising result: There are fish who live without sunlight under almost half a mile of ice in 28-degree water. Scientists had never before sampled...

By Jack Dickey January 24, 2015

Antarctic Tourism Could Pose Threat to Penguins

Scientists sound the alarm after foreign pathogens sweep through penguin colonies

December 20, 2014

The Freezing-Cold Place Where Scientists Found Life

There are close to 4,000 organisms living in the lake, which hasn’t seen sunlight for millions of years

By TIME Video August 21, 2014

There's Life Beneath the Antarctic

It could help point to the possibilities of life on other planets

By Melissa Hellmann August 21, 2014

Climate Change Threatens Antarctica's Penguins

The greatest hazard comes from warming temperatures' impact on sea-ice cover, which the penguins rely on for travel and hunting

By Nash Jenkins July 1, 2014

Antarctica's Ice Losses Double, Study Says

A European study based on data from Europe's Cryosat satellite shows the continent is now losing an annual total of about 160 billion metric tons of ice, enough to push global sea levels up by 0.43mm a year

By Barbara Tasch May 19, 2014

An Iceberg Six Times the Size of Manhattan Is Loose

Heading for the Southern Ocean? You may want to keep an eye out for the ice massif known as B31, which has broken off from the Pine Island glacier that scientists say is “thinning and draining rapidly”

By David Stout April 25, 2014

The Earth Is Changing Rapidly. Can We Change Too?

On Earth Day, we celebrate a planet that has nurtured human life. But it wasn't always so nice—and as the climate changes, it may get worse

By Bryan Walsh April 22, 2014

A London-Sized Iceberg Broke Off Antarctica

These Charts Show How High Sea Levels Will Rise if Antarctica's Ice Continues to Melt

Sea Levels Might Rise Because of This Unstable Glacier

Breaking the Ice Ceiling: The Women Working in Antarctica Today