as well as its effect on ice flow and further melting. How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stability. Credit: ...

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

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...

The crater was first noticed because of a strange dip in Earth’s gravitational field. Back then, ground-based surveys using ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

There are many unknowns when it comes to climate change, like what might happen to the ice in Antarctica. Vast and remote, ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...