Surveys conducted in 2016 at West Antarctica’s lower Kamb Ice Stream revealed a cavern hidden far beneath the surface. At the end of 2021, researchers drilled into it. H. HORGAN.

The threat from Thwaites: The retreat of Antarctica’s riskiest glacier. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. December 13, 2021.

Sea ice levels around Antarctica just registered a record low — and by a wide margin — as winter comes to a close, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

Argentinian scientists measured the hottest temperature ever recorded on the Antarctic continent Friday, beating the previous record set in 2015. It’s another ominous sign of the rapid warming ...

Antarctica has its own 'shield' against warm water—but this could now be under threat. by Ellie Ong, Edward Doddridge, Matthew England and Navid Constantinou, The Conversation ...

Antarctica is already losing billions of tons of ice per year, according to NASA. These losses are largely due to melting along the warmer coastal regions of the continent. Our fact-check sources: ...

Antarctica in 2070 looks much like it does today if we follow the low-emissions trajectory. The point of the paper is that we have a choice. It’s not too late to choose the low-emissions scenario.

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

Antarctica's annual maximum sea ice extent in September 2023 was the lowest on record, with approximately 1.75 million square kilometers less sea ice than normal—an area equivalent to about 6.5 ...

Antarctica has a more eventful record. There have been reported incidences of crew-on-crew violence , and psychological stressors including isolation and confinement are often mentioned.

A buried secret. The Gamburtsev Mountains are buried beneath the highest point of the East Antarctica ice sheet.They were first discovered by a Soviet expedition using seismic techniques in 1958.

But if the world stays on its current path to exceed 2°C, Antarctica might experience an abrupt jump in melting and ice loss around 2060, nearly doubling its contribution to sea level rise by 2100.