The study is based only on simulated scenarios, but real-world changes happening in Antarctica are already affecting the ...

The first detailed maps from underneath an ice shelf in Antarctica have revealed previously unknown shapes and melting patterns. While researchers are yet to fully understand what causes the patterns ...

Most of Earth's fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is melting at a startling pace with sea levels and global currents changing ...

Antarctic ice loss increased rapidly in past climates when oceans warmed first, raising risks for modern coastlines.

Scientists are no longer guessing how fast the great ice sheets are sliding toward the sea. With dense satellite coverage and ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by NASA show turquoise colored pools of water appearing along one of the ...

As Arctic sea ice continues to reach new lows, a study conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania State University suggests that changes in weather patterns in the U.S. and other similarly positioned ...

For the first time ever recorded, in the late summer of 2021, rain fell on the high central region of the Greenland ice sheet. For the first time ever recorded, in the late summer of 2021, rain fell ...