An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is ...

Much like a conveyer belt, an atmospheric river transports moisture from the tropical and subtropical oceans and dumps it as ...

The initial results and observations from preliminary field experiments are inconclusive but encouraging. For example, the ...

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Melting sea ice changes not only how much light enters the ocean, but also its color, disrupting marine photosynthesis and ...

I n East Antarctica, a vast mountain range is hidden beneath thousands of meters of ice where it's been trapped for millions ...

Scientists reveal new discoveries about a mystery that has remained hidden beneath Antarctic ice for half a billion years.

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, ...

East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land and Queen Mary Land region recorded 108 gigatons of average ice sheet mass gain per year from ...

Hidden beneath the Antarctic ice lies a system of lakes and watercourses. A research team, including ETH researchers, has for ...

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

New research indicates that an Antarctic glacier can steal ice from a neighboring glacier, challenging long-held views on ice ...