Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly half its size astonishingly rapidly. Scientists have now discovered the reasons behind its rapid retreat and say it raises fears for sea level ...

Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise ...

A remote mountain peak in Antarctica has stirred global attention thanks to ... The shape lit up social media, with many ...

There, in Antarctica’s Western Weddell Sea, researchers discovered more than 1,000 circular mounds of sand which had cleared ...

A pyramid-shaped mountain peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica has captured global attention, appearing as a ...

On a chilly winter day in 1929, Halil Edhem, the Director of Turkey's National Museum, was hunched over his solitary task of classifying documents. He pulled towards him a map drawn on Roe deer skin.

The deal is done for the new underwater vehicle that will replace Ran, the submarine that was lost under a glacier in Antarctica in 2024. A large donation means that researchers at the University of ...

A remarkable discovery has emerged from the icy expanse of Antarctica: tiny pieces of amber found in the seafloor sediments of Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica. These pieces, dating back around 90 ...

Deep beneath the frigid waters of Baffin Bay near Greenland, microscopic grains of alien dust have been discovered that provide startling new evidence for one of archaeology's most controversial ...

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia discovered over 170 ancient rock engravings that may be among the earliest monumental artworks in the region. Created between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the massive ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 25,000 to 20,000 years ago, the Middle East became much colder and drier. This led to shifting sand dunes and fewer people living in the Arabian Peninsula. Later ...

Explorations of a submerged passage in the Tlayococ cave in Mexico led to an undiscovered room. Within the room, cave explorers discovered bracelets sitting atop stalagmites and other artifacts from a ...