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Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf Poised to Break Off in 2026

Warming ocean water has thinned and fractured the shelf, creating a high risk that its loss could change how fast the Thwaites Glacier sheds ice to the sea.

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Record 228-Meter Core Recovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Points to Past Open Ocean

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IceCube Completes First Expansion in 15 Years With Six New Detector Strings

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Instruments Jam in Thwaites Drill, First Readings Show Warm, Fast Water Below

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Scientists Set Up Two-Week Grounding-Line Drill on Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

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New High-Detail Map Reveals Hidden Rivers and Ridges Beneath Antarctica

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Antarctic Megaberg A‑23A Turns Vivid Blue as NASA Says Collapse Is Imminent

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Scientists Depart for Thwaites to Probe Sea-Level Risk

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New Studies Show Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier’s Ice Shelf Weakening as Fractures Double

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Royal Mail Post Box Bearing King’s Cypher Arrives at Antarctica’s Rothera Station

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New Studies Trace Self-Reinforcing Antarctic Ice Retreat as Thwaites Shelf Weakens

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New Studies Reveal Hidden Drivers of Antarctic Warming and Ice Loss

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DNA Confirms Identity of British Meteorologist Recovered From Antarctic Glacier

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Glacial Retreat Reveals Identity of Meteorologist Missing Since 1959

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Antarctic Glaciers Redistribute Ice at Unprecedented Speed, Study Finds

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Antarctic Ice Sheet Found Thicker Than Estimated, Surface Melting Sparks Tipping Point Concerns

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Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier Facing Imminent Collapse

Antarctic Research

Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf Poised to Break Off in 2026

Antarctic Ice Points to Supernova Dust Riding the Local Interstellar Cloud

Two New Studies Show Ocean Heat Is Supercharging Antarctic Ice Loss

Scientists Recover Record 228-Meter Sub-Ice Sediment Core in West Antarctica

Record 228-Meter Core Recovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Points to Past Open Ocean

IceCube Completes First Expansion in 15 Years With Six New Detector Strings

Instruments Jam in Thwaites Drill, First Readings Show Warm, Fast Water Below

Scientists Set Up Two-Week Grounding-Line Drill on Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

New High-Detail Map Reveals Hidden Rivers and Ridges Beneath Antarctica

Antarctic Megaberg A‑23A Turns Vivid Blue as NASA Says Collapse Is Imminent

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Scientists Depart for Thwaites to Probe Sea-Level Risk

New Studies Show Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier’s Ice Shelf Weakening as Fractures Double

Royal Mail Post Box Bearing King’s Cypher Arrives at Antarctica’s Rothera Station

New Studies Trace Self-Reinforcing Antarctic Ice Retreat as Thwaites Shelf Weakens

New Studies Reveal Hidden Drivers of Antarctic Warming and Ice Loss

DNA Confirms Identity of British Meteorologist Recovered From Antarctic Glacier

Glacial Retreat Reveals Identity of Meteorologist Missing Since 1959

Antarctic Glaciers Redistribute Ice at Unprecedented Speed, Study Finds

Antarctic Ice Sheet Found Thicker Than Estimated, Surface Melting Sparks Tipping Point Concerns

Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier Facing Imminent Collapse

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