Oxygen isotopes data enable researchers to look far back into the geologic past and reconstruct the climate of the past. In ...

Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next is often overlooked, even ...

The extent and speed of ice moving off the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica into the sea—an important dynamic for ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

A giant phantom jelly is documented in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, at an area where the shelf break and slope are cut by several underwater gullies. This jellyfish can grow to a massive ...

Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.

When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...

The Lambert–Fisher Glacier is the largest glacier in the world, located in East Antarctica, known for its immense length, ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, a new study suggests, a warming event led to the release of carbon dioxide from deep in the ...

After a 12-day crossing, and a hard slog through sea ice, the field work on this Antarctic expedition is ready to start.

Earlier this year, a gigantic iceberg fell from the Antarctic ice sheet. When the approximately 19-mile long chunk of ice (roughly the size of Chicago) broke off on Jan. 13, it revealed an area of ...