The American flew from Union Glacier to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf at roughly 79°S -- close to, but not directly on, the ...

Hektoria Glacier’s sudden eight-kilometer collapse stunned scientists, marking the fastest modern ice retreat ever recorded ...

Antarctica has moved to “the front of the line” as a global warming threat that’s already well beyond expectations, and it’s ...

In Antarctica, the Hektoria Glacier set a shocking record in 2023. In just two months, it receded five miles. Glaciologist Naomi Ochwat led the team that discovered the record retreat. She’s with the ...

There is a language for ice. Tabulas are broad, flat-topped icebergs, and growlers are smaller bergs under three feet tall.

Berry Glacier, a tributary of the Getz Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, has deteriorated dramatically in the past three decades, ...

Temperature records from measurements of oxygen isotopes in the ice reveal that this area experienced a gradual, long-term ...

The Hektoria Glacier in Antarctica has lost half of its ice in roughly two months. Researchers say this lightning-fast ...

Glaciers don’t usually retreat this fast,” said Adrian Luckman, professor of geography at Swansea University, remarking in ...

The trek is expected to take O’Brady about 110 days, with him venturing across the Ross Ice Shelf—a roughly 1,780-mile ...

Three years ago, Eric Pōmaika‘i Gee was a student at the Big Island’s Kealakehe High School when he invited polar explorer ...

Scientists uncover how a flat seabed triggered Hektoria Glacier’s record collapse, offering new warnings for Antarctica’s ice ...