The Araon (pronounced “ah rah own”) is roughly 360 feet long and can break through a meter of flat ice at a speed of three ...

The Thwaites Glacier, located in West Antarctica and popularly nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier,” holds enough ice to raise ...

At the edge of Antarctica, one of the planet’s most fragile ice giants is splintering so violently that it is sending out its ...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Bonnie L. (Martin) Thwaites, born on August 9, 1942, our loving and devoted mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother and friend to all whose ...

Antarctica’s most feared ice giant is no longer just slipping quietly into the sea. For the first time, scientists are ...

Study Finds Underwater Storms Rapidly Melting Key Antarctic Glaciers (Representative Image: Canva) A new study released this month reports fast Antarctic melting. Researchers found underwater storms ...

Scientists have detected hundreds of earthquakes originating from Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', sparking fears of collapse.

The glacier's collapse could severely impact coastal cities worldwide due to rising sea levels. Scientists have recently detected hundreds of earthquakes on the continent. According to a new study, a ...

ANU researchers have discovered 360 glacial earthquakes in Antarctica that occurred between 2010 and 2023, many of which were previously unknown and are yet to be included in any earthquake catalogue.

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall ...

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall ...