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

Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

New models reveal hidden water networks beneath Antarctica, accelerating glacier movement. Ice melt could raise sea levels by ...

A team of Australian scientists are at the forefront of a groundbreaking mission to solve one of the planet's most pressing ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

The Phenomenon of Melting Glaciers Melting glaciers are more than just a picturesque transformation of ice into water; they signify an environmental crisis unfolding before our eyes. These majestic ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

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

The Denman glacier in East Antarctica is one of the largest and fastest melting glaciers on the continent, and yet little is ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

A new large-scale study of crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet shows that those cracks are widening faster as the climate ...

Tiny fragments of plastic have been found scattered in snow across multiple Antarctic deep field camps. What’s worrying about ...