Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.

Deep beneath the frozen desert of western Antarctica, an active volcanic rift stirs silently, concealed under an ice sheet up ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 ...

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by ...

A team of Australian scientists are at the forefront of a groundbreaking mission to solve one of the planet's most pressing ...

Meltwater has been observed atop the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as evidenced by recent imagery obtained from the ...