Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, ...

A glacier that could cause a multi-foot sea level increase if it melted is disappearing at about twice the previously observed rate, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature ...

Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” making it more vulnerable to melting than previously thought, according to new research which used radar data from space to ...

A team of scientists say seawater flowing underneath and into gaps in the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is contributing to the melting of the massive ice formation — a potentially ominous sign of the ...

More unsettling news from the bottom of the world. Scientists have uncovered evidence of "vigorous melting" at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, (aka the "Doomsday Glacier") according to a new study ...

Scientists have long known that glaciers are melting and contributing significantly to sea level rise. What’s not fully understood, however, is the complex ways they are moving deep within, a process ...

A major glacier in northwest Greenland is interacting with the ocean tides, scientists reported Monday, resulting in previously unaccounted-for melting and potentially faster sea level rise. The group ...

Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise (CNN) — Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” making it ...

(CNN) — Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level — has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists ...