In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...

Around 14 million years ago, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet expanded further, covering the area now known to harbor this ancient land surface. Preserved Features Beneath the Ice Sheet. The radar data ...

An ancient landscape, likely once home to rivers and forests, has been found beneath a mile of ice in Antarctica. The area, ...

“The land underneath the East Antarctic ice sheet is less well-known than the surface of Mars,” Jamieson said. “We’re investigating a small part of that landscape with more detail to see what I can ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet holds over 50 percent of the global freshwater supply, playing a significant role in global sea level rise, the New York Post reports. Though the recent data is a welcome ...

Scientists studying the East Antarctic Ice Sheet discovered a 34-million-year-old river-carved landscape hidden under more than a mile of ice, The Brighter Side of News reported. The concealed world ...

On average, ice streams at the grounding line—the point where glaciers and ice shelves begin to float—accelerated by 51 percent since 2005. These grounding lines are key indicators of ice-sheet ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by nearly 60 meters, meaning even small changes in ice dynamics can have outsized effects.

Scientists have observed an encouraging trend in growth in the Antarctic Ice Sheet but remain cautious about the climate's future.. A study published in Science China Earth Sciences found that the AIS ...

These mountains currently restrict the East Antarctic ice sheet as it flows from East Antarctica to low elevations in the Ross Sea.” Yet there are significant questions about the past uplift history ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting — and the consequences could be catastrophic. Scientists warn that just a slight increase in ocean temperature could trigger an irreversible collapse of ...