By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to enable better predictions of how current ice melting will affect levels around ...

The Antarctic has always been shrouded in mystery. It seems the seventh largest continent’s icy surface is more than meets the eye. Scientists from ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The ...

Amit Sharma As per World Meteorological Organization, Glaciers dropped about 600 gigatons of water in 2023, the most substantial loss in last 5 decades. Glaciers occupy an important role in the ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

"Things in certain regions are happening actually much faster than we anticipated," Sevestre added, noting a recent trip to ...

Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked away, ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

For all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate. Now, a new model shows the hidden continent beneath ...