Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial ...

Massive reductions in Antarctic sea ice in recent years has been correlated with more stormy days in the Southern Ocean, and could have implications for vital ocean currents.

An ancient hidden "world" was uncovered deep beneath the ice of Antarctica, when scientists uncovered a fresh water lake with tiny creatures.

Antarctic fish have evolved incredible adaptations to survive the Southern Ocean's extreme cold. Antifreeze proteins prevent ice crystal formation, while the loss of hemoglobin, unique among ...

PARIS – The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic ... of sea ice retreat that year. Using satellite imagery, ocean and atmospheric data and wind and temperature measurements, they found that ...

Scientists found liquid water — and, surprisingly, life — at the bottom of a frozen Antarctic lake ... of liquid water beneath a thick layer of ice. Since then, scientists have drilled ...