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

Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water and God help us, if it melts], whales will be swimming in the streets of New York — Jacques Yves Cousteau ...

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

Scientists in Antarctica have dug out ice that can be from as far back as 1.2 million years. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to ...

A comparison of polar sea ice extents on two random days does not provide enough information to determine whether or not Earth's climate is changing.

A team of 16 scientists and support staffers spent four summers drilling through Antarctic ice until they finally reached bedrock. To accomplish their goal, they endured average temperatures of -25.6 ...

Buried under kilometres of frost are some 100 volcanoes in Antarctica, with only a few peaking above the ice sheets along the ...

By filming humpback whales working together to feed - something we witnessed in Antarctica - scientists gain insight into how the animals learn and co-operate. "[When we’ve studied humpbacks ...

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation ...

Widespread coastal melting occurred in Antarctica through the second half of December ... and were nearly in balance in annual snowfall gain and ice or meltwater loss. However, the stability of the ...

Air temperatures in December 2024 were above average over the entire Arctic Ocean, continuing the pattern set in ...

Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. A new study suggests the melting ...