Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

Melting on the Antarctic Ice Sheet for the 2024 to 2025 season began with above average melt extents in all regions, but melt ...

In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

It's November 2024. Small red flags flap lazily in the breeze on the sea ice in front of Scott Base. They mark a safe route ...

which combines the amount of sea ice present in the Arctic and Antarctic, hit a new low in early February and remained below the previous record from 2023 for the rest of the month. In particular ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 190 feet, so ...

Scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet, providing new insight into the continent’s future. A team led by the British Antarctic ...

The mega-iceberg was a former chunk of Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf before it separated from it nearly 40 years ago - and is today the oldest iceberg in the world It remained grounded on the ...

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, revealing ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published today that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

The map includes important revisions, including that Antarctica's thickest overlying ice is at a different part of Australia’s Antarctic Territory than previously thought. New data suggests it's ...