A high-tech submersible has mysteriously vanished beneath Antarctica’s most dangerous glacier, leaving scientists baffled and concerned. The robotic vehicle, designed to explore the unstable Thwaites ...

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

The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater.

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 ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

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

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

Alumna Soleil Sabalja represents UD in Antarctica, where she spent 10 days in December 2024 as part of the Grosvenor Teacher ...

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

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

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

This is not the first time an iceberg has posed a threat to South Georgia. In 2004, iceberg A38 "grounded on its continental ...