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 ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

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

Melting Glaciers Are a Major Contributor to Rising Seas Melting glaciers are like a slowly dripping faucet, steadily adding ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

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 from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This ...

Credit: Supplied/Australian Antarctic Program The Denman Glacier in East Antarctica, one of the largest and fastest-melting glaciers on the continent, is presenting a critical challenge for ...