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

The archive will be used to pinpoint thresholds for West Antarctic Ice Sheet instability under warming beyond 2°C.

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

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

Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier Faces Accelerated Melting Threat

Unmanned Submersible Unveils Hidden Antarctic Ice Shelf Features