An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...

Ancient ocean sediments reveal Antarctica’s ice sheet retreated repeatedly during past warm periods, offering clues to future ...

They could have missed it — a black-and-white aerial image taken back in 1966. The photographer is imagined to have been a member of the U.S. Navy who was likely mapping the Antarctic landscape. But, ...

Cities and towns around the world could be plunged underwater in just 275 years, a new study has warned. Scientists from Sorbonne University in Paris predict that up to 59 per cent of Antarctica's ice ...

Copenhagen researchers have gained new insight into the mechanisms of Antarctic ice shelf collapse. Old aerial photos have provided an unparalleled dataset that can improve predictions of sea level ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But is that kind of rapid collapse really as likely as feared? A new study of Thwaites Glacier's ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On board is a photographer, probably from the U.S. Navy, whose job is to map ...