Giant Iceberg A68A is no more
April 26, 2021
In the end, the demise of Iceberg A68A was relatively swift.
Science and Research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
Antarctic ice velocity: most precise map
August 02, 2019
The most precise map ever of movement of the ice sheets across the surface of Antarctic bedrock.
Reconstructing Gondwana - when Antarctica and Australia were joined
July 16, 2019
Antarctica and Australia separated more than 100 million years ago; airborne magnetic surveys of ice-covered bedrock in Antarctica identifies geological correlations between the two land masses.
Hanging like a loose tooth! only 5km of ice separates two large cracks on Brunt Ice Shelf.
June 13, 2019
Only 5km of ice separates the Chasm 1 and Halloween Cracks on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
Newly detected: Plate tectonic boundary runs beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
May 28, 2019
Previously unmapped geologic boundary between East & West Antarctica under the Ross Ice Shelf.
Summer polynyas transport warm water beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
April 29, 2019
Open water in summer (polynya) generates warm water, transporting heat into the cavity beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
Huge void discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier
February 06, 2019
A huge void has been discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
Tides under Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf move grounding line by 20km
November 04, 2018
At the extreme inner recess of the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, the 5m tidal range moves the grounding line of the Foundation Ice Stream 20km back and forth with each tide
The Ross Ice shelf vibrates with the wind!
October 17, 2018
Seismographs on Earth's largest ice shelf detected vibrations caused by winds blowing across the snow on the surface.
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade,
June 13, 2018
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade, most definitive figures yet: Earth's largest ice sheet #Antarctica lost 219 billion tons of ice annually in 2012 - 2017.
Ocean swells from storms cause the collapse ice shelves, when sea ice is reduced
June 12, 2018
Storm-driven ocean swells, during periods of reduced sea ice coverage, caused the collapse of five major ice shelves between 1995-2009,
Three planet winter at the South Pole
June 09, 2018
Jupiter (left) & Mars (right) shine either side of the IceCube Lab at the South Pole