Researchers witness gigantic iceberg A-84 breaking away from George VI, revealing an unknown ecosystem and giant phantom ...

The result is likely to be not a fully technopolar world but a more technopolar United States mirrored by a tightly ...

This week, the world will mark the 40th anniversary of a moment that changed the course of history: the publication in Nature ...

The world's seagrasses possess a remarkable ability to capture and store vast amounts of carbon, according to a global study ...

Antarctica hides a world that’s both fascinating and a little eerie: entire ecosystems untouched by humans and rivers that ...

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

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...

The retreat of the planet's glaciers is one of the most visible and dramatic indicators of the far-reaching impact of climate ...

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

New analysis reveals glacier retreat will lead to loss of biodiversity as vital habitats for specialist species disappear The retreat of the ...

Around 90 per cent of Antarctica is buried under thick ice. The average depth of this layer is nearly 2.2 kilometres.