Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic did not melt during the last interglacial event, suggesting it could ...

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

Scientists have been studying the melting of Arctic glaciers for years. In addition to the progressive warming of the climate ...

Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves. It found that while there has been broad ice ...

The Burbank Public Library hosts a climate conversation featuring esteemed paleontologist and author Neil Shubin and Jet ...

The world's biggest iceberg, known A23a, is on a collision course with a tiny island in the South Atlantic, which is home to millions of seals and nearly half the world's population of king penguins.

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

The Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, one of the largest and most vital ice formations, is experiencing rapid melting, with ...

The size variations in the Antarctic ice sheet over time have confirmed its unstable nature, made worse by greenhouse ...