Warm ocean water is reaching the underside of Antarctic ice shelves through narrow grooves that scientists have only recently ...

Beneath Antarctica’s endless white surface lies a world most people never think about. Under kilometers of solid ice, the ...

Antarctica's ice may be far more predictable over the next 50 years than scientists thought, offering clearer sea level ...

Scientists have confirmed that surface meltwater can reach the base of an Antarctic glacier, increasing ice flow toward the ...

The entire continent of Antarctica lies under ice sheets that can run thousands of meters thick, keeping its ancient bedrock ...

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice—frozen seawater that expands ...

Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter ...

Below the Antarctic ice lies a treasure trove of minerals, including copper, iron, gold, silver, platinum and cobalt. Warming temperatures due to climate change could unearth these minerals and, in ...

"What goes on in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica—it has global implications," Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid says. Reid is one of two Otago Ph.D. candidates who contributed to an Antarctic ...

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice – frozen seawater that ...