Antarctic sea ice plays a critical role in regulating Earth's climate. It reflects sunlight back into space, insulates the ...

The polar ice caps are melting. And this has already led to an increase in the sea level. Between now and 2100, it is estimated that the sea level will rise anywhere from 1 foot up to 7 feet. But that ...

Large icebergs near Antarctica. Credit: IOPD Expedition 318 science party, 2010 It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice ...

Coastal cities from Miami to Mumbai sit on land that would vanish beneath the ocean if Earth’s two largest ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, surrendered all their frozen mass. The combined result, ...

Robust projections of future sea-level rise are essential for coastal adaptation, yet they remain hampered by uncertainties in Antarctic ice-sheet projections–the largest potential contributor to ...

Passengers can do their bit to help monitor climate change during a new citizen science project aboard Aurora Expeditions' Antarctica cruises. The expedition cruise line has partnered with physics ...