For Antarctic veterans and novices alike, the first sighting of an iceberg on an expedition stays “closest to your heart.” ...

UTRECHT, Netherlands — Some experts fear a massive drifting iceberg known as A23a is currently on a collision course with South Georgia Island, threatening to disrupt the breeding grounds of penguins, ...

In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

The continent’s ice is melting and raising sea levels worldwide. Our journalists will be sending regular dispatches as they ...

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat to the elements ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...

ANTARCTICA -- An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday according to the British Antarctic Survey. Scientists first discovered significant ...

An aerial view of Iceberg A23a during a British Royal Air Force on November 24, 2024 in the South Atlantic Ocean near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. A23a, the world's largest iceberg, ...

At the edge of Antarctica, one of the planet’s most fragile ice giants is splintering so violently that it is sending out its own earthquakes. The so‑called Doomsday Glacier is not only cracking apart ...

The South Georgia Islands might not be permanently populated by humans, but it is an important sanctuary for penguins, seals and other various creatures in the South Atlantic. But a giant iceberg, ...

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