Six specimens of the deep-sea peanut worm Nephasoma constricticervix, recovered from more than 5,100 meters down in the ...

DK Metcalf says of Antarctica: “I think there is another civilization inside of Earth.” Joe Sargent / Getty Images Read our exclusive DK Metcalf interview with Jonathan Jones. DK Metcalf loves ...

The Antarctic coastal zone is not simply the edge of the continent. It is a tightly coupled system where ice from the ice sheet extends over the seabed, initially resting on it and farther out ...

A new, international, community-led scientific review warns that major gaps in knowledge along Antarctica’s coast are now one of the biggest obstacles to reliably predicting future global sea level ...

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An octopus rests on the seafloor at 1,150 metres in the Bellingshausen Sea, in the area newly accessible after A-84 calved from the George VI Ice Shelf. Image: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute.

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A team of scientists has uncovered what may be one of the largest hidden geological structures on Earth — a continent-sized “megastructure” buried deep beneath Antarctica. It’s so massive, in fact, ...

It’s the dead of winter in Antarctica, but for the past several weeks, the Antarctic Peninsula has been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. Researchers are sounding the alarm after temperatures ...

Antarctic sea ice plays a critical role in regulating Earth's climate. It reflects sunlight back into space, insulates the ocean from the atmosphere, and supports unique polar ecosystems. The ...

It’s time for the blobfish to move over. There’s another ugly sea creature in town (or the reefs, rather), and it’s essentially nightmare fuel. This is what Eulagisca gigantea, or the Antarctic scale ...