"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

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

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...

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

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

Antarctica's ice shelves are melting more rapidly than previously known because of climate change, according to a new US Geological Survey report prepared in close collaboration with the British ...

They're also shrinking. The ocean melts ice shelves from below—a process known as "basal melting." Increased basal melting has led to the thinning and retreat of the ice sheet in some regions ...