The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way not taken into account by current models of future sea level rise, ...

Warmer sea water lapping under ground-based ice sheet in Antarctica may be melting ice faster, new study finds.

The graphic in the post only shows changes to the 34 ice shelves studied in the paper. Research shows the Antarctic ice sheet ...

The discovery could revolutionize our understanding of global warming's impact on coastal areas worldwide. The study, ...

It was only two years ago that studies of the infamous Thwaites Glacier, aka: the Doomsday Glacier located in West Antarctica ...

Giant Viruses Found on Greenland Ice Sheet June 4, 2024 — Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to ...

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that such a tipping point may indeed exist. As it turns out, ...

But a new study finds hordes of 'giant' viruses are living on the Greenland ice sheet, and they could be protecting it from ...

Scientists announced the discovery in a recent paper on the Greenland ice sheet. Some of the viruses, they say, have infected ...

The project, led by Powhatan Ice Den owner Fred Festa, is considered another step toward his ultimate goal of attracting a ...

A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterized by scientists for the first time. The research ...