It is one of the largest ice masses on Earth, covering an area of roughly 760,000 square miles. But the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is on the verge of a 'catastrophic' collapse, scientists have warned.

Ancient ocean sediments reveal Antarctica’s ice sheet retreated repeatedly during past warm periods, offering clues to future ...

According to a new study, Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, ocean, and ecosystems that could have profound implications for Australia and beyond. The ...

New satellite records capture how polar ice sheets slide toward the sea, helping scientists better understand ice loss and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the planet's largest ice sheet. Here, the continent experienced significant ice loss and breakup ...

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are highly vulnerable to global warming and scientists are being increasingly worried about the possibility of large parts of the ice sheets collapsing, if ...

Over the past year, several studies about highly dangerous signals of Antarctica on the edge of major abrupt change have appeared in scholarly publications. These studies in premier publications ...

Scientists from the International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 379 showed that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland at least five times during the warm Pliocene Epoch.

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are highly vulnerable to global warming and scientists are being increasingly worried about the possibility of large parts of the ice sheets collapsing, if ...