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 ...

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 ...

Meltwater pouring off the Antarctic ice shelves is projected to dilute salty ocean water and disrupt the flow of one of the world’s most reliable and important ocean currents. “The Southern ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice ...

Ernest Shackleton became the ultimate model for crisis management when his ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition ... was stranded amidst the expanding ice floes of the South Atlantic.

In the coastal areas of East Antarctica, which is a covered by a huge ice sheet, the melting of the ice sheet by warm seawater has been revealed. However, to predict the future ice sheet melting ...