Around 9,000 years ago, East Antarctica went through a dramatic meltdown that was anything but isolated. Scientists have discovered that warm deep ocean water surged beneath the region’s floating ice ...

Three years ago, Eric Pōmaika‘i Gee was a student at Kealakehe High School invited when he invited polar explorer Robert Swan to speak to Hawai‘i’s youth about the Antarctic and how to get involved ...

Warm deep water driven by ancient meltwater feedbacks caused rapid ice-shelf collapse in East Antarctica 9,000 years ago. The ...

A study has revealed that the substantial retreat of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) approximately 9,000 years ago was ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Antarctica is home to around 20 million breeding pairs of penguins, like these Adelie penguins ...

Earlier in 2025, UNSW Sydney Ph.D. candidate Christina Schmidt submitted her thesis—from the deck of Australia's multi-billion-dollar icebreaker, just off the East Antarctic coast. Subscribe to our ...

An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...

China on Saturday launched its 42nd Antarctic expedition to conduct deep drilling experiments aimed at studying the ...

A trip to Antarctica promises scenery, nature, and seclusion unlike anywhere else on earth. It also promises a hefty price ...

Icebergs are large chunks of ice in the ocean that have broken away from an ice sheet or ice shelf. This pictured iceberg contains layers of sediment and algae, which is what gives it its stripes.