It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that ...

Many of us know Antarctica as a land of ice and not much else. But hidden beneath the miles of glaciers and ice sheets lies a landmass that was last exposed 40 million years ago. What does this land ...

A massive iceberg known as A23a is currently on a collision course with South Georgia Island, threatening to disrupt the ...

It makes me wonder just what is happening in the water under ... or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Most of the world's ice shelves hug the coast of Antarctica.

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...

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 findings are published in the ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Will McGough thought he’d scatter his father’s ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that ...

Glaciers are losing ice at an accelerating rate, threatening global sea levels and freshwater supplies. A massive ...

Under Antarctica’s ice lie many resources. Mining is banned in Antarctica indefinitely. But a review of the Antarctic Treaty’s environment protocols is due in 2048. In future, parties to the ...