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

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

If Antarctic ice continues to melt at its current rate, it could trigger a feedback loop which may lead to an increase in ...

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

Though ice sheet melting is widely talked of and debated, there is limited knowledge about what happens after the period of melting. Researchers dig into this "after" period and see how it relates to ...

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

A study published Monday finds parts of Antarctica's ice shelves are expected to melt in the coming years, no matter how much progress is made to slash greenhouse emissions and mitigate global warming ...

Recent research has led scientists to new conclusions about the fastest melting glacier in Antarctica. Some are reassuring, ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Ultimately, researchers determined that prior climate models omitted key features and underestimated the extent to which warm ...

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake ...

Two forthcoming reports on the western Antarctic ice sheet confirm previous fears that the ice's melt will increase ocean levels by as much as 13 feet within the next few centuries. They also suggest ...