Scientists warn that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is slowing down due to climate change. This could lead to sea level rise and ocean w...

A study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that 71 out of 162 ice shelves surrounding Antarctica have decreased in volume fr...

A sea level rise of several metres would inundate many of the world's major cities - including Shanghai, New York, Miami, Tokyo and Mumbai

The newly calved berg, designated A-76 by scientists, was spotted in recent satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission,...

Since 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ...

The researchers noted that ice melt across the globe raises sea levels, increases the risk of flooding to coastal communities, and threaten...

Scientists have found that vast lakes and streams are widespread on the surface of Antarctica's ice sheets which may accelerate its contrib...

Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent's massive land-based ice sheets.

The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...

Climate change is not only causing warmer oceans and erratic weather, it also has the capacity to alter the shape of our planet, a new stud...

The thickness of Antarctica's floating ice shelves has decreased by 18 per cent in certain areas over nearly two decades, warns a study.

Changes in the winds circling Antarctica may accelerate global sea level rise significantly more than previously estimated, a new research ...

A number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their ...

Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.

Days before the Copenhagen climate conference kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how icebergs break off Antarctica and Greenland, a breakthrough which they claim could help predict r...