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

The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometers thick on average and covering nearly twice the ...

By Madelaine Gamble Rosevear, Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania; Ben Galton-Fenzi, Principal Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division; Bishakhdatta Gayen, ARC Future ...

Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar ...

As ice recedes, hidden volcanoes under Antarctica awaken, reshaping predictions for climate change. When glaciers melt, they ...

As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula ... is evidence emerging that some of the animals are actually shrinking, which scientists have linked to climate change affecting ...

Antarctic sea ice has been shrinking in recent years, hitting near-record lows in 2024. The 2024 winter maximum for Antarctic sea ice was the second lowest on record.

A Dec. 26, 2024, Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows maps of purported Antarctic sea ice extent, or area, from Dec. 24, 1979, and the same day in 2024. Text above the graphic says the ...

Antarctica—a land of ... Now, thinning ice makes dives too dangerous, cutting research dramatically. Fragile glaciers are shrinking, King penguins are disappearing, and invasive grasses are ...