a new race is under way in Antarctica, this time motivated by the need to understand one of the gravest threats facing humanity. While other ancient climate records exist, only the ancient ice ...

Large masses of ice, such as the Antarctic ice sheet, deform under their own weight and transport the ice from the interior of the continent to the coast, eventually breaking off and forming icebergs.

and Marine Biology at UC Santa Barbara who specializes in Antarctic research. With the advent of remote submersible robots it shouldn't be hard to work under significant ice, he said, but it ...

Such opportunities to see what lives in these areas are rare, said Andrew Thurber, a professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at UC Santa Barbara who specializes in Antarctic research. With ...

Meltwater pouring off the Antarctic ice shelves is projected to dilute salty ocean water and disrupt the flow of one of the world’s most reliable and important ocean currents. “The Southern ...

Antarctica, with its vast ice-covered expanses, has long been a symbol of Earth’s remote, untouched wilderness. Yet, the ice sheets of this frozen continent are increasingly catching the world’s ...

CANBERRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Subglacial water beneath Antarctica plays a far greater role in ice loss than previously accounted for in climate models, a new study has found. Beneath the Antarctic Ice ...

Winter weather and general “wear and tear” have left University Road, by the University of Leicester, with a “pitted, cracked and broken” surface, Leicester City Council said. Repairs are ...

In a groundbreaking find that has left the scientific community buzzing with excitement and curiosity, researchers have discovered a massive liquid water lake buried beneath the thick layers of ...

Chen Zhao is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Dr Zhao is affiliated with Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP), at the Institute ...