For the first time, scientists have directly observed the melting underside of an Antarctic ice shelf, Earth.com reported. An international team sent an unmanned craft beneath the Dotson ice shelf ...

But if the current begins to weaken, it would allow warmer water to seep in closer to the ice shelves, speeding up the melting of Antarctic ice. “Faster ice melting could then lead to further ...

A new study finds Antarctica gained mass for the first time in decades, reversing previous loss trends and briefly offsetting ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

Giant icebergs once scraped the seafloor near Britain, offering clues about ancient ice shelves and future sea-level rise.

This is no longer the case. Antarctic sea ice is now melting at an alarming rate. This is a problem because its sea ice holds in place coastal ice shelves, which themselves ring its glaciers and ice ...

The calving of iceberg A-84 underscores the dynamic nature of Antarctic ice shelves amid climate change. The George VI Ice Shelf has experienced significant melting in recent years, reflecting ...