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

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 ...

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

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

The size variations in the Antarctic ice sheet over time have confirmed its unstable nature, made worse by greenhouse ...

As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

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

Meltwater has been observed atop the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as evidenced by recent imagery obtained from the ...

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

The vehicle’s mission yielded key findings on glacial melt and deep currents before it disappeared under mysterious ...