A team at the University of Colorado Boulder identified a process that caused a glacier in Antarctica to retreat faster than ...

Scientists believe this pattern of weakening could be an early warning for other Antarctic ice shelves as well.

A University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to examine how Antarctica's massive glaciers are ...

Researchers in a new study have reported the rapid collapse of “Doomsday Glacier”, also called Thwaites Glacier in West ...

Two decades of satellite and GPS data show the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf slowly losing its grip on a crucial stabilizing ...

Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in ...

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. A glacier ...

Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re ...

If your family wants a gentle introduction to Antarctic wildlife, the South Shetland Islands are the perfect first stop. With ...

Warmer air makes glaciers speed up more and reach peak speed earlier each year, showing temperature strongly controls how ice moves.

While researching a separate topic, Naomi Ochwat noticed that a glacier in Antarctica had shrunk by 50%. What she learned was alarming.

Scientists have raised the alarm over Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' after a new study revealed that underwater 'storms' ...