For the first time, scientists have directly observed the melting underside of an Antarctic ice shelf, Earth.com reported. An ...

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

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery ... Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger volcanic activity, creating ...

Antarctica's ice shelves are melting more rapidly than previously ... who have been observing the ice using satellite photos. Humbert and Braun have been watching changes in radar images of ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

Antarctica is losing about 136 billion tonnes of ice per year, with Greenland almost double that, at 267 billion tonnes, says NASA. These two ice sheets hold two thirds of the freshwater on Earth, and ...

As rising temperatures melt Antarctica's ice sheet and cause more precipitation, the Southern Ocean's upper layer is growing less salty -- and thus, less dense. This creates a lid that limits the ...

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica ... a larger volume of ice that is grounded on a rock bed sitting below sea level. This puts the ice at greater risk of melting due to the incursion ...