Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just ...

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

The iceberg cometh. The spinning iceberg is approximately 1,500 square miles in size and located about 173 miles from the ...

A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern hemisphere enable you to see Antarctica, but only dedicated itineraries with smaller ships actually take you ashore.

FRIS is protected by thick ice and near-freezing seawater flowing over the underwater continental shelf that rings the coast of Antarctica in the Weddell Sea. However, in the summer, warmer water ...

Last year was a big year for Fairbanks Museum, highlighted by major moments in the museum’s 136-year history, but in 2025, the museum will focus on the smaller things, both literally and ...

Scientists discovered that temperate glacier ice flows differently than previously thought, requiring a change in Glen’s flow law’s stress exponent from 3 or 4 to 1.0. This adjustment suggests that ...

Guests can experience the Chilean Fjords, Glacier Alley, and new for this season: Pío XI Glacier, the Southern Hemisphere's largest outside Antarctica "Pio XI—or the Brüggen Glacier—is the longest ...

A mountain in Antarctica, hidden beneath layers of snow, has captured imaginations worldwide due to its uncanny resemblance to an ancient Egyptian pyramid. However, this natural marvel owes its ...

Scientists in Antarctica have dug out what's believed to be the world's oldest ice. It was extracted from deep underground and is thought to be around 1.2 million years old. The ice contains ...

Pío XI Glacier, the Southern Hemisphere's largest outside Antarctica "Pio XI—or the Brüggen Glacier—is the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica, and it is truly ...