Four LC-130 Skibirds are shuttling between Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station and other locations in Antarctica ...

As the world rang in 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something many of us might think would be impossible: they moved the South Pole. When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed ...

The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously ...

Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is ...

Long-term satellite measurements show that Earth’s magnetic field is changing faster and more unevenly than expected, driven ...

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...

It is likely that the Chang'e 7 lunar lander will touch down near Shackleton Crater, Schörghofer advised, outfitted with an ...

Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...

China’s upcoming Chang’e-7 mission is poised to reshape the geopolitical and scientific landscape of lunar exploration. This ...

One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after ...

So obviously, take these 2026 predictions with a healthy dose of skepticism — and as a way to frame some of the things we're ...

After years of delays and uncertainty, the Artemis II mission could soon send humans beyond Earth orbit for the first time since Apollo — and everything about it is a test.