A dense network of sensors is looking for the fleeting footprints of neutrinos, the most mysterious in the pantheon of known ...

Antarctica’s biggest and oldest free‑floating iceberg is undergoing a startling transformation, with its once white surface now streaked by vivid pools of blue. The color shift is more than a visual ...

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.

For nearly 40 years, iceberg A-23A has been one of scientists' most closely watched giants after breaking free from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf. Since 2020, we’ve been captivated by its endless ...

Analyses will help to reveal how far the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated in the past — and what it might do in the future.

Higher emissions could trigger collapsing ice shelves and rising sea levels in Antarctica, while lower emissions limit ...

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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 ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

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