Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

A group of Spanish scientists exploring the Antarctic seabed has discovered "massive emissions" of methane, a potent ...

Scientists used computer models to predict how water flows under the entire Antarctic ice sheet, which dictates where and how quickly glaciers move toward the ocean. The findings, published Dec ...

Scientists have been studying the melting of Arctic glaciers for years. In addition to the progressive warming of the climate, the ocean also influences this alarming process, potentially leading to ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Recently, ocean robots, including autonomous underwater vehicles and tethered ... in our understanding of the contribution of the Antarctic ice sheet to global sea level rise.

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are both losing net mass to the ocean, mostly through increased melting from the atmosphere and the ocean. Scientists are increasingly alarmed at the changes ...

The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometres thick on average and covering nearly twice the area of Australia, the ice sheet holds enough freshwater to raise ...

Study reveals potential "ticking time bomb" beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet, as ice 'corks' over 100 volcanoes melt away. Illustration. (photo credit: jet 67. Via Shutterstock) A new study ...

Underwater robots have allowed scientists ... the uncertainty in our understanding of the contribution of the Antarctic ice sheet to global sea level rise. However, incorporating our new ...