Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Blue puddles of water were visible atop the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica after periods of record melting. Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice ...

These images, snapped by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on January 1, show pools of pale blue meltwater peppered across the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. This melting comes despite ...

Beneath Antarctica's ice, an unsuspected danger looms. Global warming could awaken dormant volcanoes, triggering a chain reaction with unpredictable consequences. This recent discovery sheds light on ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Why is a remote glacier in Antarctica that contains enough water to raise global sea levels by 1.5 metres melting twice as fast on ...

Residential streets are in a range of conditions with melting now unlikely until the middle of next week, and in a lot of cases it depends on the block. Side streets range from largely — not ...

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 ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers ... could generate a feedback loop of volcanism that accelerates the ice melt, and the world's problems with it. Assessing ...

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The existence of melt regimes helps explain the evolution of steep-sided terraces, or why different features appear in distinct parts of an ice shelf. For instance, in the warm, calm eastern part of ...