The biggest ice shelf in Antarctica is slipping — a first-of-its-kind discovery related to our warming world. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters in March showed that the Ross Ice ...

“For the Ross Ice Shelf, at the moment things are stable, but as we heat the planet things can change quickly.” The project was carried out with the support of Antarctica New Zealand, whose ...

In what could be a catastrophic event, the largest ice shelf in Antarctica shakes at least once or twice every day. Scientists found that the entire Ross Ice Shelf is moved out of place by ice ...