Temperature records from measurements of oxygen isotopes in the ice reveal that this area experienced a gradual, long-term ...

Warm deep water driven by ancient meltwater feedbacks caused rapid ice-shelf collapse in East Antarctica 9,000 years ago. The ...

A study has revealed that the substantial retreat of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) approximately 9,000 years ago was ...

Around 9,000 years ago, East Antarctica went through a dramatic meltdown that was anything but isolated. Scientists have discovered that warm deep ocean water surged beneath the region’s floating ice ...

USCGC Polar Star, the service's only heavy icebreaker, at Coast Guard Base Seattle on Nov. 13, 2025. The ship is preparing to ...

A new map of Antarctica’s seafloor reveals a vast and previously overlooked network of 332 submarine canyons, some plunging ...

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience summer melting spikes, when sea ice retreats and warm ocean water flows ...

The White Continent is the ultimate in cruise exploration, but these extraordinary ships push the boundaries even further by ...

Scientists discovered 6-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, offering the oldest direct record of Earth’s ancient atmosphere ...

Ms Shackleton and her colleagues discovered the ice between 2019 and 2023 in East Antarctica's remote region. The Allan Hills ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...