New underwater footage reveals how anchors and chains from ships are damaging the Antarctic seafloor and its marine life.

AAP FACTCHECK - The amount of ice in Antarctica hasn't rebounded after growth in recent years, despite claims on social media ...

A volcano that spits out gold sounds like a dream in the age of capitalism. Mount Erebus is the world’s southernmost active volcano and the second-tallest volcano in Antarctica with a summit reaching ...

Researchers have found the first evidence of a volcano under the ice in West Antarctica — a mountain that erupted about 2,300 years ago and still might be generating enough heat to speed up glacial ...

The rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet could trigger the eruption of over 100 volcanoes hidden beneath the ice. The thinning ice is destabilizing the volcano's magma chambers, say scientists. The ...

Expeditioners on a long-awaited trip to sub-Antarctic Heard Island have spent most of the week stuck on board their ...

Though the effects of melting ice sheets on sea level rise and changes in ocean salinity have been meticulously researched, how this impacts volcanic activity has been largely unstudied — until now.

Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, is generating an unexpected fortune. Every day, the volcano releases ...

Along a 900-kilometer (560-mile) stretch of Antarctica’s Pacific Coast, 18 major volcanoes jut from the ice sheet. The chain, similar in size to the Cascade volcanic chain in North America, is home to ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Geologically, Antarctica isn't easy to study. Nearly all of it (98 percent) is covered by ice, with an average depth of 1.1 miles.. This has certain obvious impacts on our ability to measure anything ...

Scientists have discovered a 2,000-year-old eruption that blasted through ice. Jan. 21, 2008 — -- The first evidence of a volcanic eruption beneath Antarctica's ice has been discovered by ...