"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

The volcano, one of the only two active in Antarctica, was first discovered by a British Royal Navy officer in 1841.

with dating of the rocks underlying the drilled core possibly determining exactly when this region of Antarctica was ice-free for the last time. The 2800-metre ice core samples will now be ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...