A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing Earth’s climate.

Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have said that Arctic sea ice most likely reached its yearly ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

“The ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is a major contributor to sea level rise worldwide,” Montelli said in the recent press release. “Our work is critical for providing longer-term ...

Antarctica’s massive ice sheet looks flat. Although the continent’s expansive layer of ice rises 13,400 feet above sea level near its center, the gentle slopes of that dome are imperceptible ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for the year, covering 722,000 sq ...