Scientists explored the seafloor after an iceberg broke off the Antarctic ice sheet. They were shocked by what they found.

Antarctica, Earth's southernmost continent, is a place of extremes. Over 99% of Antarctica is covered in ice, which is up to 4.9 km thick inland, and extends over the sea in the form of ice shelves ...

Singing is not a trait exclusive to humans. Just like humans, when ice cracks, it sings. Turns out, iceberg songs can be heard quite commonly in Antarctica. In 2014, a team of scientists went around ...

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 nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice was calved from Antarctica’s Filchner ice shelf ... “It looks like a towering wall emerging from the ocean, stretching from horizon to horizon ...

After years of anticipation and monitoring, a giant iceberg, A-81, has broken away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Measuring 1,550 square kilometers ( 600-sq-miles), roughly five times the ...

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

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is in a vulnerable position, but the situation may be less dire than initially believed. Scientists have been eyeing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, or WAIS, for some time ...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne and NORCE Norway Research Centre has found that melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing down the world’s largest ocean current, the ...