British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror." None returned ...

“Microplastics are particles ranging from one micron to five millimetres in size. Most research is done on larger fragments, while we focused on extremely small materials, starting from 20 microns,” ...

Just a few years ago, scientists found an estimated 60 million ice fish nesting beneath the Antarctic ice ... in a statement. An illustration of Antarctica without ice to explore its underlying ...

Illustration showing borehole access through the ice sheet. The borehole intersects a water-filled conduit emerging from underneath the Antarctic ice sheet and into the ocean cavity beneath the ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) has shown signs of record-breaking growth after decades of contributing to global sea-level rise — as experts reveal their theories why. A study published in ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean’s salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with profound global consequences. Flowing clockwise around ...

A major ice shelf in Antarctica appears to have survived a period of hot temperatures more than 120,000 years ago, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet may not be as vulnerable as we ...

Looking for life in an icy ocean world is a whole new kettle of (alien) fish, but exobiologists ... to pierce through the ice shell and swim about in the ocean. An illustration of two Europa ...

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets Date: July 4, 2024 Source: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Summary: In recent years global warming has left its mark ...