Scientists report the discovery of a thriving ecosystem of living organisms in one of Earth’s most extreme environments: beneath 14 meters of ice covering Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma. A ...

I n the heart of Antarctica’s Victoria Land, hidden under 14 meters of thick ice, lies Lake Enigma, a body of water long believed to be entirely frozen.Now, scientists have discovered that this ...

Lake Superior usually takes longer to ice over because it's the deepest lake. Factoring all of that in, it boils down to...slightly above average coverage. The lakes' ice coverage increased ...

At 1.2-million-years-old, a newly uncovered Antarctic ice core represents the oldest known ice on the planet. The 1.7 mile-long ice core was recovered from over 9,000 feet (2,800 meters) deep ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 kilometer-thick slab of frozen water lies an active volcanic rift, seething away in the ...

For decades, aerial images of Antarctica’s Northern Foothills depicted a frozen stillness blanketed by thick ice. Here and there, the white landscape featured hydrological formations like ice-lake ...

Adding to the risk are natural springs under the lake's ice. These areas, often targeted by anglers for better fishing conditions, freeze poorly compared to other sections of the lake, making them ...

Blue puddles of water were visible atop the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica after periods of record melting. Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? When you purchase through links on ...

The Arctic air over the Great Lakes last week did cause a surge in ice concentration for most of the Great Lakes. Here’s a look at how the percentage of ice cover today compares to historical ...