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Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the 2nd warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to researchers.

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

During cold (glacial) cycles, ice sheets sprawled across Antarctica, Greenland and North America, locking away water and lowering sea levels. In warmer (interglacial) times, the ice retreated and ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ice loss. A vast network of lakes and streams lies beneath the thick ...

“The discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems function beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet,” SOI said in a press release. Usually, nutrients from the surface trickle ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...