The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse.
| AP
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on a British expedition to cross Antarctica. But in 1915, the ship got stuck and the crew abandoned it.
| Clayton Sandell and AP
Scientists have found new vulnerabilities that are eroding Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica — which will have significant effects on global sea levels.
| Eli Kintisch
Spotted in satellite images, a slab of ice bigger than Rhode Island has broken off from Antarctica. It's now the world's largest iceberg.
| Shira Tarlo
Experts say iceberg break is not related to global warming but part of a natural process where ice flowing on land meets the ocean.
| Scripps News Staff
It could take up to nine months to verify whether the temperature broke a record.
| LeeAnne Lowry
As ocean temperatures rise and sea ice melts, researchers say penguins are losing their main food source, krill.
The verification process could take up to nine months.
| LeeAnne Lowry
Scientists have long believed animals in Antarctica were isolated enough to remain protected from human-linked pathogens.
| Audrey Esther
New science missions to Thwaites Glacier should give us a better understanding of how the world's ice melts and the risks that presents.
| Evan Thomas
