Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found decades-old aerial photos that are helping them better understand the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves. The photos offer an unparalleled ...

They found that ice-ocean interactions on Europa may be similar to those observed beneath the Ross Ice Shelf – evidence that such regions may be some of the most Earth-like on alien worlds, said ...

A forgotten set of photos taken by a U.S. Navy plane in 1966 has recently become the key to unlocking some crucial insights into Antarctica’s ice shelf dynamics. Scientists at the University of ...

Old Antarctic photos help University of Copenhagen scientists trace ice shelf collapse and predict future sea level rise.

The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest chunk of ice on Antarctica, at roughly the size of France. Scientists have known that ice streams have a tendency to lurch at least once a day with the tides, but ...

Exibindo todos artigos The front of the Ross Ice Shelf floats in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Matt Siegfried/Scripps Institution of Oceanography 16 janeiro 2025 ...

Seafloor sediments from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf represent an archive of warmer periods in Earth’s past.

A new UC study uncovers hidden melt beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf, shedding new light on climate change impacts and rising sea levels.

More information: P. J. Langhorne et al, Fast Ice Thickness Distribution in the Western Ross Sea in Late Spring, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2023).

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — New research has found that previous studies on the Antarctic ice shelves may have overestimated their thickness, an important factor for scientists to determine ...