Scientists are no longer guessing how fast the great ice sheets are sliding toward the sea. With dense satellite coverage and ...

With its temperature of -50°C, the archive sanctuary built below the surface at Concordia will allow endangered ice cores ...

The storing of the very first heritage cores in Antarctica marks a pivotal moment for the Ice Memory project launched in 2015 ...

Times journalists were able to get tantalizingly close to the Thwaites glacier, which scientists are hoping to spend weeks ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may hold the key to understanding how the vast ice sheet will behave as the ...

Antarctic ice loss increased rapidly in past climates when oceans warmed first, raising risks for modern coastlines.

The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s ...

The extent and speed of ice moving off the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica into the sea—an important dynamic for ...

Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next is often overlooked, even ...