Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...

Ice in Antarctica has melted more than in previous years as a result of global warming, says a Thai research team.The Thai expedition was conducted under the royal initiative of Her Royal Highness ...

Blue puddles of water were visible atop the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica after periods of record melting. Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 kilometer-thick slab of frozen water lies an active volcanic rift, seething away in the ...

Like the glaciers that feed them, ice shelves are immense. Yet the ocean processes that control basal melting, and the fate of the entire Antarctic ice sheet, occur on the scale of millimetres.

Like the glaciers that feed them, ice shelves are immense. Yet the ocean processes that control basal melting, and the fate of the entire Antarctic ice sheet, occur on the scale of millimetres.

A study on melting glacial ice sheets revealed a startling positive feedback loop effect with alarming implications for the ...

The Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, one of the continent’s largest and most critical ice formations, is experiencing unprecedented and rapid melting at an alarming pace. Recent satellite ...