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

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

The gushing spout of warm water could rapidly melt the Antarctic ice shelf and lead to rising sea levels sooner than we think ...

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 have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

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 ...

Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and the next, he was in the hospital paralyzed from the chest down with a ...

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...

A stay in Antarctica is a rare opportunity filled with ... [Ethan] These ice tunnels are formed by melt water flowing through them, and are not static features. They're dynamic, they change ...