Strong ocean tides could be driving the growth of huge fractures in Antarctica’s ice shelves, new research suggests.

East Antarctica’s tectonic plate probably broke off of the supercontinent about 80 million years ago, with today’s ice sheet forming 34 million years ago. Today, the researchers write, the flat ...

Scientists have discovered ancient, river-carved landscapes beneath Antarctica's ice, revealing new insights into glacier ...

A rapidly melting glacier on Wilczek Island in Russia has uncovered a rare whale graveyard, revealing insights into sea-level ...

A rapidly retreating glacier in the Russian Arctic has revealed an ancient whale graveyard.

The planet’s oldest ice was drilled from within the Antarctic ice sheet, and could provide new insights into the evolution of ...

For much of the planet’s recent geological history, ice ages came and went every 41,000 years. Then, during a period ...

The ice cores could offer clues about a period known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition that has long puzzled scientists ...

Ancient river landscapes buried beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet have been uncovered by radar, revealing vast, flat surfaces formed over 80 million years ago before Antarctica froze. These hidden ...

Credit_PNRA:IPEV In a thrilling milestone for the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, ancient Antarctic ice has arrived at the ...

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet.

New research links ancient drought cycles to modern climate extremes, raising questions about the future of water security in Southern Africa.