A sprawling network of low-elevation basins hidden beneath more than three kilometers of East Antarctic ice has been ...

Greenland’s ice sheet is losing mass fast enough to raise global sea levels by roughly 0.69 millimeters each year, a rate ...

Amber usually brings to mind tropical forests, trapped insects, and warm landscapes. That is what makes the new Antarctic ...

An international team of researchers including our Department of Geography has discovered a vast geological structure hidden ...

A new study suggests Antarctica’s ice sheet hit a climate tipping point about one million years ago, making it far more ...

If it destabilises, it could trigger a wider collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet, raising sea levels by up to 5 metres.

Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher ...

West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is on the brink of losing its ice shelf, further compromising the already melting ice ...

Scientists have identified a hidden climate tipping point that changed how Antarctica's ice sheet responds to warming.

Planning for an expedition to Antarctica can feel overwhelming, with many questions looming about what to pack, how to prepare and what to expect once on arrival. Here are tips for the journey.

Researchers have warned that the Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the world, is about to lose its eastern ice ...

Camp near the Geographic South Pole where all 360 lines of longitude meet and every direction points north. See the Ceremonial Pole and flags of the original Antarctic Treaty signatory nations.