The Conger Shelf, a 460-square-kilometers mass of ice has disintegrated in East Antarctica, it was reported over the weekend. It was the first to break up in four decades of satellite observations.

"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...

Calving, when chunks of ice break off from ice shelves to form ... more numerous small calving events have dominated Antarctic ice shelf loss over the last half century. This study was published ...

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

Or it could strike the sloping bottom and get stuck for months or break up into pieces ... In January 2023, a massive piece of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf — a chunk about the size of two ...

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica ... known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. It remained stuck for over 30 years before finally breaking free in 2020 ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in ...

The world's largest iceberg is on the move, and could be set to reach a remote British island. Known as the 'queen of icebergs', it's spinning northwards from Antarctica towards South Georgia, a ...

Paris (AFP) – The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and ...