An Antarctic glacier shrunk by nearly 50% in just two months, the fastest retreat recorded in modern history, according to a new study — and the way it retreated could have big implications for global ...

While most of the world's glaciers are retreating as the climate warms, a small but significant population behaves very differently—and the consequences can be severe. A team of international ...

In remote West Antarctica, two glaciers are melting. The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers account for more than a third of the total ice loss in Antarctica. Thwaites, roughly the size of Florida, is ...