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Hidden lakes threaten stability of Antarctic ice shelves
The sudden drainage of subglacial lakes could play a role in destabilising the Antarctic ice sheet, a new study reveals.
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Celebrating first World Day for Glaciers
Today, 21 March 2025, the spotlight is being shined on glaciers on the first UN World Day for Glaciers.
2025 is also the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation; a global campaign to highlight how melting glaciers are affecting our planet. Read More
UK meeting brings the Thwaites community together
Over 100 researchers and support staff working on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) from across the US and UK, together with other international partners, met at British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge in September 2024 to discuss their observations and results so far.
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A new view of how the ocean melts Antarctica's ice shelves
An international research team deployed the uncrewed submersible 'Ran' underneath 350 m thick ice. They got back the first detailed maps covering extensive areas of the underside of a glacier, revealing clues to future sea level rise. Read More
New insights into the bed beneath remote Antarctic glacier
Scientists have discovered a landscape of rocky hills and smooth plains beneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Read More
