When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

Gemma O’Connor, a UW post-doctorate in the School of Oceanography, approached a relatively common scientific belief that ice sheet decline in western Antarctica was driven by westerly winds. By proxy, ...

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds ...

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and the Abdus Salam ...

Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.

Hidden beneath the pristine white surface of Antarctica and Greenland lies an invisible crisis. While most people imagine ice ...

Unlike geology on Earth, which is driven by the movement of deep rock, the action on icy moons is powered by the dynamics of ...

Thanksgiving is a marathon of cooking, with the turkey taking center stage and the oven working overtime on side dishes. By ...