A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...

Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies ...

A sophisticated unmanned submarine transmitted valuable data to its operator before disappearing in Antarctic waters.

New research reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)—offering vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability.

An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-penetrating radar to gather data that will ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Three people were injured when a driver lost control and struck a utility pole as a fast-moving snow squall dropped a quick ...

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is changing more quickly than almost any other ice-ocean system on the planet. Scientists ...