Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and it's been that way for around 34 million years. Yet researchers have only ...

New research indicates that an Antarctic glacier can steal ice from a neighboring glacier, challenging long-held views on ice ...

The mysterious ‘ghost mountains’ – buried beneath kilometres of Antarctic ice – have puzzled scientists for decades.

Since 1958, the US has led on Antarctic diplomacy and science. Trump’s funding cuts will diminish US capacity in Antarctica ...

In a groundbreaking study published in The Cryosphere, scientists have revealed an astonishing phenomenon occurring in West ...

When viewed from space, a very rude glacier in Antarctica was caught stealing ice from its neighbor as it melted. In a new ...

A surprising surge in snowfall from 2021 to 2023 caused Antarctica to gain record amounts of ice, reversing 20 years of steady melting. This slowed global sea level rise by nearly 15% and sparked ...

Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily ...

We knew global warming meant there was less ice to go around, but we hadn’t realized things were this desperate.

High-resolution satellite observations reveal one huge glacier has been relentlessly pinching ice from its slower-moving ...

Learn how and why a glacier is committing “ice piracy” in Antarctica, and what it could mean for rising sea levels.