Mapping Uneven Global Sea-Level Rise Threats
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea…
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
The Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica NASA/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock Underwater “storms” are melting the ice shelf protecting the Thwaites…
Giant ‘toothed’ birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Picture Antarctica today and what comes to mind? Large ice floes bobbing in the Southern Ocean? Maybe a…
How to see the Taurid meteor shower on Nov. 12
If conditions are optimal, the Taurid meteor shower will be visible the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 12. Study…
Penguins Crash Air Force Training in Antarctica — And The Video Is Adorable
A group of Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) personnel were conducting extreme cold weather training in Antarctica…
Explorers hunt ancient antarctic ice to track sea-level rise
An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite…
Antarctic glacier’s alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
The terminus of Hektoria glacier in February 2024, following an unprecedented rapid retreat Naomi Ochwat Scientists have documented…
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will raise sea levels DurkTalsma/Getty Images Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping…
NASA Captures Stunning Images of a Titanic Iceberg’s Collapse
Iceberg A-23A, once colossal and long-lived, is breaking apart as it drifts into warmer seas. Once the world’s…
Antarctica’s Secret Lakes Could Reshape the Future of Sea Levels
This map of subglacial lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet shows 85 lakes newly identified in a study…
Antarctic expeditioners join research project to help astronauts on space missions
In the dark depths of the Antarctic winter, Meg O’Connell couldn’t help thinking her morning coffee was missing…
A 30-Year Study Reveals a Hidden Climate Driver Heating Antarctica’s Core
Relay Station, an unmanned weather station in the interior of East Antarctica. Unmanned stations are designed to survive…