8 June 2023
Thwaites glacier in Antarctica would cause massive sea level rise if it melts completely, but models suggest the break-up of the ice shelf in front of it won't make it flow faster
9 May 2023
The West Antarctic ice sheet grew back after severe thinning thousands of years ago – a sign that melting ice today could recover thanks to rising landmasses
5 April 2023
Traces on the sea floor suggest an ancient ice sheet retreated at more than 600 metres per day at the end of the last glaciation, raising concern about the fate of modern ice sheets
11 January 2023
A massive iceberg that has been stuck on the seafloor in front of the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica for two decades and helped protect it is now floating away
14 December 2022
The sea ice around Antarctica shrank to the smallest area ever recorded in early 2022, and there were exceptionally high temperatures at both poles
14 February 2022
There are only two flowering plants native to Antarctica and both have seen an explosion in their numbers in the decade from 2009 to 2019
13 December 2021
Antarctica's Thwaites glacier could lose its grip on its seamount within 10 years, which could lead to catastrophic sea level rise and potentially set off a domino effect in surrounding ice
19 May 2021
An iceberg bigger than Majorca that broke off an Antarctic ice shelf has been spotted by satellites, and declared the world’s largest iceberg
5 May 2021
The amount of sea level rise coastal cities are facing in the coming century from melting ice could be roughly halved if the world meets the Paris Agreement’s toughest goal of holding global warming to 1.5°C
8 April 2021
Around a third of the ice shelves holding back huge glaciers in Antarctica are at risk of collapse if the world fails to take sufficient action on climate change
