Scientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, subglacial lakes teemi...

Scientists have discovered that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting rapidly and may be on an irreversible path to collapse, potentiall...

New research by British and American scientists indicates that tidal action under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica will accelerate meltin...

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

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have used data from the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 satellite to identify a sudden drainage of ...

The glacier sped up by about 10 per cent during that time, showing that the glacier's long-term movement is fairly oblivious to trickles at...

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University of Washington researchers have used detailed topography maps and computer modelling to confirm that the sheet has started to thi...

The rise of the sea is likely to be relatively slow for rest of the 21st century but in the more distant future it may accelerate markedly.

Vast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuri...