Thwaites Glacier is already losing enough land ice to make a measurable contribution to rising seas. The Antarctic outlet ...

But it is drilled ice cores that unlock the most useful data, especially when they are subjected to a barrage of tests at a ...

Discover Antarctica's hidden ecosystems and their role in climate change as scientists explore the seafloor using advanced ...

The East Antarctic ice sheet may not survive climate change after all, as rising sea levels will break it up EARTH’S largest ice sheet has till now seemed well able to withstand the effects of climate ...

Arctic sea ice and mountain glaciers are melting, and it is hard to look at images and videos of what is happening. But their contribution to sea level rise pales in comparison to what we may see now ...

(Paul Souders/Stone/Getty Images) Across the last 200 years, Antarctica has been copping a whole lot of mercury pollution, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What if Antarctica's ice was melting faster than many climate models have estimated — not just because the ...

Researchers say accurately predicting Antarctica's impact on global sea levels is an urgent priority that can be achieved by analyzing the DNA of tiny land animals, pinpointing the continent's icy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vital Antarctic glacier holding back major sea level rises is 'speeding up fast’. The Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica’s single ...

A massive chunk of sea ice in West Antarctica has not refrozen following a winter heatwave in the region – a dramatic change that could further contribute to global sea level rise, experts told ABC ...