For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

Antarctica's ice shelves are melting more rapidly than previously ... report prepared in close collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey, the Scott Polar Research Institute and Germany's ...

An iceberg break-off in Antarctica led to the unexpected discovery of a thriving marine ecosystem beneath the George VI Ice ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice ...

Little is known about the seafloor beneath the floating ice shelves in Antarctica ... an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet Over the last few decades, global ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

Little is known about the seafloor beneath the floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to the institute. Over the last few decades, global warming has caused the Antarctic Peninsula ice ...

In 2016, the extent of sea ice in Antarctica dropped abruptly. Prior to this, the ice had been stable and slightly increasing. The loss of Antarctic ...

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a ...