The New York Times • 2026-02-02

An attempt to study Thwaites Glacier from below meets an icy end.

Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.

The Atlantic • 2026-01-31

A $40 Billion Idea to Keep One Glacier From Flooding the Earth

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.

Independent • 2026-01-29

Scientists drill into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ that threatens world’s oceans

Researchers have never drilled into the Thwaites glacier before

The New York Times • 2026-01-24

Video: Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier

Bad weather ​delayed expedition scientists’​ ​efforts to set up camp on Thwaites Glacier ​in Antarctica ​and take measurements ​to determine how quickly it is melting. After the skies cleared, our journalists​, Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee​, took us along for their first steps on Thwaites.