NASA imagery shows Antarctic iceberg A-23A turning blue from meltwater pools as it shrinks and fragments in warmer seas, marking the likely end of its four-decade journey.
Antarctic ice loss increased rapidly in past climates when oceans warmed first, raising risks for modern coastlines.
The study highlights another concerning issue affecting the two main cities of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and ...
The frozen edges of Antarctica are less stable than they appear. Beneath the wide, seemingly immovable shelves of ice, the ...
Iceberg A-23A has had a long and arduous journey. It first broke off from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. Afterwards ...
They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a ...
The US Department of Defence operates the Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland. Built following a 1951 defence ...
The new dataset provides an unprecedented view of ice velocity, the speed at which ice flows from the interior of ice sheets ...
Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...
The extent and speed of ice moving off the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica into the sea—an important dynamic for ...
There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under ...
Strip away Antarctica’s ice and the familiar white disc at the bottom of the map dissolves into something far stranger: a ...