Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.
Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve sea-level rise forecasts and explore the possibility of refreezing ...
Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: a gigantic iceberg about 30km long cracked off the ice ...
Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...
"In general, it's become clear the Antarctic ice sheet is thicker than we originally realized," said Peter Fretwell of the British Antarctic Survey, which produced the map. A mix of good news ...
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Taylor actually took samples from the iceberg as it journeyed northward from the Antarctic ice shelf. Researchers took a ship into a crack in the nearly-thousand-foot walls, where she got close ...
The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.
Antarctica's ice sheets are massive amounts of ice, kilometres thick, that sit on the continent's bedrock. As the ice sheets ...