The ocean melts ice shelves from below—a process known as "basal melting." Increased basal ... calm eastern part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot observed basal ...

Increased basal melting has led to the thinning and retreat of the ice sheet in some regions, raising global sea levels . Ice shelves in Antarctica ice shelves act as keystones, stabilising the ...

As the ice sheets melt, eruptions may become more common – and stronger If you picture Antarctica, a continent roughly the size of the US and Mexico combined, an endless white void probably ...