Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Nate's Dronography makes the lake appear frozen over, just 30% of the lake is covered by ice, National Weather Service ...

Antarctica's Lake Enigma certainly lives up to its name. The permanently ice-covered lake, named for the peculiar cone of debris at its center, was until recently thought to be frozen solid.

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

Their models also accurately predicted the locations of known subglacial lakes in western Antarctica. The researchers say ...

Microscopic life in this lake could give insights into the earliest life on Earth. (Photo by Abbey Dias/National Science Foundation) The McMurdo Dry Valleys don’t look like they belong in Antarctica.

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...

But, in December 2024 it finally broke free. Related: Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem The movement of icebergs ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

In a first-of-its-kind feat of science and engineering, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully drilled through 800 meters (2,600 feet) of Antarctic ice to reach a ...

Recent research has focused on uncovering the diversity, distribution, and ecological roles of these fungi in various Antarctic habitats, including lake sediments and seasonal snow. The findings ...