A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

An iceberg broke off of the Antarctic ice sheet, and as scientists studied the deep ocean where the ice once was, they found ...

New research has, for the first time, tracked ice shelf, sea ice and ocean swell wave conditions over multiple years in the ...

Old Antarctic photos help University of Copenhagen scientists trace ice shelf collapse and predict future sea level rise.

In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...

A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving ...

Most ice shelves in East Antarctica, however, increased in volume or stayed the same. The east, Davison said, is not as exposed to the warm water like the other side of the continent.

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but ...

More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk over the past 25 years, a study published Thursday found, as scientists warn they’re losing volume with no sign of recovery because of the ...

Ice shelves’ net gain of 661 gigatonnes of ice mass between 2009 and 2019 does not negate the net loss, opens new tab of 2,440 gigatonnes of ice mass between 2002 and 2024.

What Is Happening to Ice Shelves? Ice shelves have always melted, but in an era of warming polar environments, it’s now happening at a faster rate.Most melting happens where the ice meets the ocean ...

Shelf ice along the Lake Michigan shoreline can be seen from the Portage Lakefront Park, but park officials have roped off walkways leading to that ice because of its danger.