The future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists previously thought. Using ...

Antarctica sometimes reveals its hidden plumbing in dramatic color. At Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a rust-red seep known as Blood Falls has puzzled observers since 1911. The spectacle ...

The phenomenon isn't a new one, but scientists have only recently come up with a convincing explanation for why it happens.

Three decades of satellite observations reveal how warming ocean water is pushing some Antarctic glaciers further inland.

When a chunk of ice breaks off a glacier, that’s called calving. That can happen if the glacier gets warm or some other force makes a piece split off. The end of the glacier – where the iceberg slides ...