The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

A peculiar satellite image of Antarctica has sparked fresh debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life. A Google Earth ...

In 2017, scientists discovered amber in a sediment core from the Antarctic, and analysis since has revealed a startling truth ...

A new species of mud dragon has been discovered by a research team led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The animal was found in the South Orkney Trench in the Souther ...

Its eerie red colour, ability to flow in freezing temperatures, and the resilient life forms within it make it one of ...

Scientists just found evidence that Antarctica was a rainforest when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some 90 million years ago, ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

We found rare specimens, like a pallasite meteorite, which reveals details about major collisions in solar system history.

A major ice shelf in Antarctica appears to have ... Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

That will solve this once and for all,” Will Duffy said. “We need to go to Antarctica. I need to take a flat-Earther or two ...

Little wonder the poles can seem timeless, places of desolate beauty – tundra and rock in the north, and wind and ice in the ...