A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...

In the last few years, Antarctic sea ice has been behaving erratically. Sea ice cover has been much more variable than it ...

The most detailed map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...

Though the sea ice pack around the South Pole had steadily expanded up until 2015, its area suddenly plummeted in 2016. The scale of the Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in 2023.

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 ...

The final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter that would operate in parallel with the ongoing Polar Security Cutter icebreaker program, according ...

But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water of the ocean, potentially disrupting the vital ocean current. Our new research suggests the Antarctic Circumpolar ...

Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...