Air bubbles within a deep ice core drilled in Antarctica could reveal why Earth suddenly began to experience longer ice ages ...

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more than 200 days, drilling into the ice and processing the ice core at a remote ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

An international team of researchers announced that they have successfully drilled a 2.8-kilometer-long ice core from ...

We drilled an ice core to the bedrock (651 metres deep) at Skytrain Ice Rise — an ice dome sitting between the ... the same period in other parts of Antarctica, consistent with what would ...

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

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 University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey have used ice core records to draw new conclusions ...

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has achieved a historic ... campaign was conducted at the remote ‘Little Dome C’ site by an international team of researchers.

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

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

Drilling has begun in Australia's quest for the oldest, continuous ice core record of Earth's climate, dating back more than ...