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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators ...