A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned ... On March 1, 2025, satellite data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) confirmed that sea ice extent ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

According to researchers, the increase in mass is due to unusual snowfall and does not represent a stabilization of the ...

"What happens in Antarctica does not stay in Antarctica," Khan said. Bright snow and ice reflects the sun's energy back to space, helping earth stay a little cooler. Even though it’s a tiny ...

The sun never rises and temperatures drop to -50, but many of Scott Base’s winter crew of 12 people keep coming back.

22, 2025 — Dust-on-snow is a major ... beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people ...

If there's one place on Earth to witness the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, it has to be Antarctica, the ...