Satellite data shows accelerating ice loss in Greenland, Antarctica
New research based on satellite data going back to the 1970s has documented major polar ice losses in…
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
By Seth BorensteinAP Science Writer Sept. 16, 2026 12 PM PT About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from…
Polar Ice Sheets Have Lost 11 Trillion Tons of Ice—and ‘Speeding’ Glaciers Are Driving the Loss
As greenhouse gas emissions push Earth’s temperature to new heights, polar ice sheets are rapidly melting away. Numerous…
Stardust Buried in Antarctic Ice Exposes an 80,000-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery
A radioactive isotope hidden in ancient Antarctic ice may trace the Solar System’s passage through nearby clouds of…
White Planet: how a space mission profoundly changed a veteran polar explorer’s view of Earth – The Irish Times
A few days after returning from space, Eric Philips found himself reaching for objects that weren’t there. For…
Antarctica Gained a Record 695 Billion Tons of Ice in Just Two Years
A rare surge in Antarctic snowfall temporarily added hundreds of billions of tons of ice to East Antarctica,…
A “New” Penguin Species Has Been Discovered on One of Earth’s Most Remote Islands
Gentoo penguins. Credit: Claudia Ulloa Genetic research revealed four distinct gentoo penguin species, including a newly identified species…
Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die
A research base near Antarctica is about to be cleared of its human residents for the rest of…
55-Million-Year-Old Predatory Mammal Footprint Found in Antarctica
A single fossilized footprint found in volcanic mud on a remote Antarctic island is the first known trackway…
Australia to withdraw staff from Macquarie Island due to ‘psychological risk’ of bird flu
The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean…
A Massive Iceberg Broke off Greenland. New Images Show What Led up to It
A massive slab of ice has broken away from one of Greenland’s largest remaining floating glacier tongues, creating…
What’s the Largest Current on Earth? It Moves More Water Than Every River Combined—Many Times Over
Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Earth’s mightiest current has no banks. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC,…