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

When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...

When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and food ...

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

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