There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

The South Pole’s ice sheets – which contain up to 90% of the world’s total freshwater – are melting three times as fast as a decade ago. Antarctica shed three trillion tons of ice between ...

As the iceberg melts, its released elements can alter the physics and chemistry of the ocean, propelling particles from the ...

Explore the impact of Antarctic ice melt on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and global climate change predictions.

Sea-ice extent reached a stark new record in February, reaching its all-time minimum extent for the month, with the Arctic ...

There, they lose large volumes of ice via melting and calving of icebergs ... But as the air and ocean around the South Pole have warmed over the past few decades, icebergs calve off faster ...

There, they lose large volumes of ice via melting and calving of icebergs ... But as the air and ocean around the south pole have warmed over the past few decades, icebergs calve off faster ...

The world currently has less sea ice than ever before according ... This has led to a massive melt in the region around the South Pole, while things in the north just aren’t freezing like ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

Fears of the impact of global warming melting polar ice have intensified with news that for the first time the North Pole stands at the ... for shipping. In the South, the effect is equally ...

The presence of accessible ice could serve as a vital resource for long-term exploration and potential settlement.