The Thwaites Glacier, one of Antarctica’s most unstable ice masses, is edging closer to a point of no return, according to scientists ...

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

After analyzing three decades of satellite radar data, scientists have created the first continent-wide record of Antarctic ...

HELSINKI, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a quarter of Antarctica's coast-reaching glaciers are in retreat, shedding the equivalent of one Greater Los Angeles every three years, according to a ...

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A persistent "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica gives scientists a window into Earth's deep interior, showing how processes ...

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful long-duration balloon flights over Antarctica, as reported by NASA. From detecting ...

A new map reveals where Antarctica is retreating fast, exposing hidden hotspots of grounded ice loss and future sea level risks.

At the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, far from research stations and tourist routes, a small team collected seawater in ...

A comprehensive 30-year study led by University of California, Irvine glaciologists has produced a circumpolar ice grounding line migration map of Antarctica. An amalgamation of three decades of ...

High above Antarctica, where the air is thin and the Sun circles the horizon for weeks, a fleet of giant NASA balloons has quietly delivered one of the most intriguing hints yet in the search for dark ...

Discover how, while most of Antarctica remains stable, vulnerable sectors are losing ice equivalent to the size of Greater ...