The geoid (the surface of equal gravitational potential of a hypothetical ocean at rest) serves as the classical reference ...

After accounting for Earth’s rotation, gravity is slightly weaker beneath Antarctica than anywhere else on the planet. That ...

An international team of researchers has drilled the longest sediment core (228 m) to date under the Ross Ice Shelf in West Antarctica – some 700 kilometers away from the nearest research station. The ...

A deep Antarctic drill recovers sediments dating back 23 million years, offering rare insight into how ice sheets respond to global warming.

An international team featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record stretching back ...

Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea. This hidden ocean matters because it is the ice ...

Craig Stevens receives funding from the NZ Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and its Strategic Science Investment Fund, and the Antarctica New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform. He is ...

Sightings of Antarctic orcas in Australian waters are very rare. A tour group in WA saw what appeared to be a pod of ...

A cruise ship became stuck in ice during a voyage to Antarctica on Jan. 17. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star assisted the ship, breaking it free from the ice. The cruise line stated the ship was ...

Amy Adams is one of our best actors, but she and 'Pieces Of A Woman' director Kornél Mundruczó swing and miss with 'At The ...

Located at the Fort Ross State Historic Park, the Fort Ross Coastal Academy works to promote coastal preservation, conservation, education and recreation.

NFL Network's Marc Ross on why the Atlanta Falcons should franchise tag tight end Kyle Pitts calling it "the most sensical" ...