When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

It's an ice core 2,800 meters, or some 1.7 miles ... of researchers excavated the ice at Little Dome C Field Camp in Antarctica, located 10,607 feet (3,233 meters) above sea level.

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery – one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate ...

“What COLDEX’s mission is is to push back the ice core record in Antarctica older than we’ve ever gotten it,” Chalif said. They are searching for ice that’s millions of years ol ...

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

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 ...

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

Rain in Antarctica makes the entire planet hotter. NASA satellites have tracked how rain replaces snow and ice with vegetation and found that since the late 1980’s, there are 14 times more ...

"Sea level is rising twice as fast now as it was just 25 years ago because all of that ice is melting so fast," Hayhoe said. A lot of that extra water is flowing to our shores from Antarctica ...

These included extensive surveying and mapping, such as seismic and radar studies, glaciology, ice core drilling, atmospheric research, and oceanography. Antarctica was shown to be a single ...