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December 7, 2025, 03:03 PM - 7 min read
What controls the fate of the Antarctic ice sheet–and therefore the rate of sea-level rise–is how much ocean heat reaches the base of the floating ice shelves. But the processes that cause melting in ice-shelf cavities are very challenging to observe.
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July 4, 2025, 03:43 PM - 8 min read
On average, about a third of the continent’s coastline is exposed over summer. But this is changing. In 2022 and 2023, more than half of the Antarctic coast was exposed.
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June 22, 2025, 02:44 PM - 9 min read
Even with contemporary amenities like hot running water and heated buildings, winter in Antarctica can be distressing.
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