Jan Lieser, a meteorologist and sea ice scientist with the Antarctic Meteorological Service, noted the guano's visibility in satellite images, saying in a statement: "It's interesting that we can ...

Bizarre blue streaks dotted across an ice shelf in Antarctica have been spotted by NASA. These images, snapped by the ... "The Amery is unique among Antarctic ice shelves given its long interior ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

"In general, it's become clear the Antarctic ice sheet is thicker than we originally realized," said Peter Fretwell of the British Antarctic Survey, which produced the map. A mix of good news and ...

Strong winds pushed warmer water to the surface, creating sea smoke, while blowing snow from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet influenced the glacier’s land ...

In March 2017, the sea ice around both poles reached a record ... and a digital mapping system that captures dozens of images of the Antarctic terrain. They can then be assembled into a vast ...

They do worry, however, that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet might shrink enough to ... (To play it safe, these images depict a conservative rise of 17 feet if the West sheet collapsed and 170 ...

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 melting of Antarctic ice sheets is linked to more intense and frequent volcanic eruptions, as found by recent research. Reduced ice mass alleviates pressure on magma chambers beneath the ...

NASA's ongoing Operation IceBridge is looking at changes in polar ice. Througha series of research flights over West Antarctica, scientists concluded that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have ...

Melting Antarctic ice is weakening the world’s strongest ocean current, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, according to research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters on Monday.

After a leisurely five-year journey, the ginormous iceberg A23a appears to have run aground near the Southern Ocean’s South Georgia Island, according to the British Antarctic Survey. A23a weighs ...