Antarctica
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. NASA/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock Underwater “storms” are melting the ice shelf protecting the Thwaites Doomsday Glacier in ...
Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current
Melting ice in Antarctica could affect ocean currents JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images The melting of the Greenland ice sheet ...
Antarctic glacier’s alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
The terminus of the Hectoria Glacier in February 2024 after an unprecedentedly rapid retreat. Naomi Coverage Scientists have documented what ...
The quest to find Shackleton’s ship uncovered an Antarctic mystery
Get the daily Popular Science newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips delivered every weekday. Antarctic OceanThe brutal conditions of war ...
6-Million-Year-Old Ice Found in Antarctica
Researchers have discovered 6-million-year-old ice and air in shallow ice cores drilled in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. ...
Atmospheric chaos has sent temperatures soaring in Antarctica
Antarctica is warmer than it should be EYAL BARTOV / ALAMY Since early September, atmospheric temperatures over Antarctica have risen ...
Shackleton knew his doomed ship wasn’t the strongest before sailing
The remnants of the endurance that sank in 1915 Images of the history of science / alam 110 years have ...
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Melting ice shields in the Antarctic will raise the sea level DURKTALSMA/Getty Images Scientists warn that Antarctica may have passed ...
