When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...

They found animal and marine life as deep as nearly 4,300 feet. The species in the newly discovered ecosystem include ...

Mar. 20, 2025 — Scientists will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the ... But a new study has ... Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Will Slow Earth's Strongest Ocean Current Mar ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice forms, there is less of this cold, dense, briny water, called 'Antarctic ...

The ice sheet has been shrinking and losing mass over the last few decades due to climate change. "The ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is a major contributor to sea level rise worldwide ...

With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape ... Researchers recently used computer simulations to study how shrinking ice sheets impact these hidden volcanic systems. They discovered that the ...

Bulges might appear when lakes under the ice sheet fill, or disappear when they empty. More than 140 active subglacial lakes have been identified beneath Antarctica over the past two decades.