A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man and bigger that the US state of Connecticut has started to break away from Antarctica in what scientists say is further evidence of a warming climate.

A massive iceberg, nearly the size of Chicago, has broken away from the George VI Ice Shelf and embarked on a wild journey ...

Scambos said the ice shelf is not on the path of the increasingly popular tourist ships that travel from South America to Antarctica. But some plants and animals may have to adapt to the collapse.

Temperatures in the region have been rising about half a degree Celsius per decade for the past 50 years, and researchers are blaming the ice shelf collapse on the warming climate. As of Tuesday ...

Rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf as seen from a NASA aircraft on Nov. 10, 2016. Credit: nasa/John Sonntag The breakup of the massive Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica is getting closer and will ...

However, a rapid ice shelf collapse would not be unprecedented. In 2002, a large piece of the nearby Larsen B Ice Shelf snapped off, but within a month - and quite unexpectedly - an even larger ...