The Araon (pronounced “ah rah own”) is roughly 360 feet long and can break through a meter of flat ice at a speed of 3 knots, ...

Satellite images have offered scientists an update on the status of the Doomsday Glacier, which they say indicates sea levels ...

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Swirling underwater eddies are aggressively melting two Antarctic glaciers, a recent study found, including the one that could raise sea levels by multiple feet.

Thwaites Glacier is the widest glacier on Earth and a crucial component of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is already experiencing significant ice loss. Much of this glacier rests on bedrock below ...

Antarctica’s most feared ice giant is no longer just slipping quietly into the sea. For the first time, scientists are ...

Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And ...

Scientists have discovered another cause for melting glaciers, and it's one that has been overlooked before. According to Earth.com, fast-moving winds in West Antarctica frequently blow over the ...

Antarctica’s key glaciers are melting faster as underwater storms churn warm water upward. New research reveals surprising ...

There could be an irreversible retreat of parts of the ice sheets, raising sea levels much faster than currently planned.

Scientists have discovered three channels of warm water under Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier mixing underneath the ice, threatening the glacier's collapse. "Thwaites has got these three guns pointed ...