Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctica’s vast ice sheet conceals a world of mysteries, from ancient river-carved landscapes to unexplained radio pulses. Cover ...

Deep under the Antarctic ice, instruments built to catch ghostly particles have stumbled on something stranger than anyone expected: radio signals that appear to rise from below the frozen continent, ...

A massive hole in Antarctic sea ice has captivated scientists and sparked global intrigue about the mysteries lurking at the southernmost point of our planet. This phenomenon, known as the Maud Rise ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...

At the edge of Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier, a bright red stream pours out onto stark white ice, looking uncannily like blood. Known as Blood Falls, this phenomenon has unsettled explorers and puzzled ...

A detector deep beneath the frozen southern continent has obtained first evidence of a rare cosmic phenomenon.

Earth's past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues to answering humanity's most basic ...

Ancient Antarctic ice is revealing a surprising new chapter in Earth’s climate story, stretching back 3 million years. By ...

Ten years ago, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists now blame a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.

The first explorers set foot in Antarctica 194 years ago hunting 19th century riches of whale and seal oil and fur, turning tides red with blood. Since then, the fist-shaped continent has proven a ...