Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, ...

NEW YORK — The first solar eclipse of 2026 will carve a narrow “ring of fire” across Antarctica on Tuesday, giving ...

This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...

A baited camera captured a sleeper shark in the Southern Ocean for the first time. Sharks have survived mass extinctions, ...

After 66 years beneath Antarctic ice, the remains of British meteorologist Dennis Bell have been recovered, as retreating glaciers reveal a frozen chapter of history.

A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of Antarctica, where they hope to gather a wealth of data to demonstrate the benefits of creating ...

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask – or waddle – in its glow.

The Discovery Building features a wind deflector that prevents snow from piling up next to the building. It could change how ...