A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving process' was captured by satellites. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course for the island of South Georgia, raising concerns for the British ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

Glaciers are melting rapidly, reducing ice and freshwater supplies, increasing sea levels, and threatening global water ...

An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. [Photo: NASA Worldview ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

Glistening icebergs. Adorable penguins. Majestic fiords. Antarctica’s growing popularity with tourists is being fuelled by ...

Roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,350 square miles) across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. It remained stuck for over 30 years ...

The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...

The formation, movement and melting of icebergs offer insights into some of the most extreme areas of the cryosphere, like Antarctica and Greenland.

Roughly 1,550 square miles across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. Before its calving in 1986, the colossal iceberg hosted a Soviet ...