Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a ...

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.

The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s ...

A massive iceberg has triggered a catastrophic die-off of Emperor Penguin chicks in Antarctica, blocking thousands of parents ...

Iceberg A-23A, one of the largest and longest-lived Antarctic icebergs, is now covered in bright blue meltwater and breaking ...

"I certainly don't expect A-23A to last through the austral summer." The post Antarctica’s Former Largest Iceberg Is Now ...

Iceberg A-23A has had a long and arduous journey. It first broke off from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. Afterwards, the iceberg remained lodged on the seafloor of the southern Weddell Sea ...

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere ...

The earthquakes, while low in magnitude, spell a troubling fate for the glacier. The post Doomsday Glacier Bombarded by ...

Antarctica’s iceberg A‑23A displays brilliant blue meltwater pools on its surface. NASA satellites reveal its slow breakup, offering scientists vital clues about polar ice melt and climate change.

Instead, the most prolific period of glacial earthquakes at Thwaites, between 2018 and 2020, coincides with a period of accelerated flow of the glacier’s ice tongue towards the sea. The ice-tongue ...

Iceberg A-23A shows blue patches of meltwater as it drifts toward the South Atlantic, a clear sign of its final collapse.