An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...

Researchers believe they've discovered a cause of previous Antarctic ice shelf collapses, and it could be a warning sign of what's to come as our planet warms. In a study published in the journal ...

They used instruments lowered through a drilled hole. Scientists make concerning discovery while studying ocean hidden under ice — here are the details first appeared on The Cool Down.

An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...

cracks and splits away from Antarctica, the world watches in stunned silence as nature displays its unstoppable power. The sight of an enormous slab of ice, sometimes the size of entire countries, ...

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Scientists warn that growing rifts in Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could speed up global sea level rise, heightening climate risks worldwide.

With the departure of the research vessel Polarstern from Punta Arenas (Chile) scheduled for this weekend, the "Summer ...