Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates have been identified. The study reveals the most significant mass loss ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ice loss. A vast network of lakes and streams lies beneath the thick ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet poses a unique threat because most ... In practical terms, even minor changes in ice thickness significantly impact volcanic stability. For instance, the largest ...

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

For years, Antarctica’s ice loss contributed significantly to sea level rise. Between 2002 and 2010, the continent’s ice sheet lost an average of 73.79 gigatonnes per year, a rate that almost ...

Beneath the great, white expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, a mysterious realm of streams and lakes lies out of sight. Much about this hidden water world remains poorly understood. But a new ...

From Bedmap3 updated ice bed, surface and thickness gridded datasets for ... teams that found a volcano underneath the west Antarctic ice sheet and that spotted several lakes embedded in ice ...

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

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.

How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stability. (European Space Agency) Understanding the role of subglacial water Subglacial water forms when the base of the ice sheet melts. This occurs ...