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

A reality is that the global warming that we humans are causing on our planet could have catastrophic consequences in the not ...

Some places on planet Earth are inaccessible due to their difficult terrain. Experts studying planet life are not able to ...

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

The gap stayed for several more months and swelled to the size of Switzerland a year later. The hole was located hundreds of ...

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

“The discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems function beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet,” SOI said in a press release. Usually, nutrients from the surface trickle ...

Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.

Feb. 24, 2025 — It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia.