Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

Human-induced climate change is impacting Earth’s global systems, including ice melt in Antarctica. What is the world doing to combat it? Signed in 2016, the Paris Agreement is the current global plan ...

Human-induced climate change is impacting Earth’s global systems, including ice melt in Antarctica. What is the world doing to combat it? Signed in 2016, the Paris Agreement is the current global ...

This article uncovers the complex relationship between Antarctica’s melting ice and the future of urban landscapes in the United States. The snow covered blue glacial ice is an unspoilt wilderness but ...

CANBERRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Subglacial water beneath Antarctica plays a far greater role in ice loss ... network of lakes and rivers formed by surface meltwater and frictional melting at the glacier ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica’s deeply uncertain ... It can also cause further melting under ice shelves, leading to even faster ice loss. So it’s crucial to ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...