While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

“The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is particularly vulnerable to ... sheets reduces the immense pressure exerted on the underlying rock and the magma chambers within. This pressure reduction allows ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

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

Dr. Nelia Dunbar uses geochemistry to study volcanic rock ... Antarctic research station] and are then sent to the United States on a cargo ship in special freezers. Cores are divided into segments ...

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 ...

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...

Beneath the great, white expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, a mysterious realm of streams and lakes lies out of sight. Much about this hidden water world remains poorly understood. But a new ...

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and ...

The sun never rises and temperatures drop to -50, but many of Scott Base’s winter crew of 12 people keep coming back.