The melt rates for these Eocene icebergs were dramatically higher than what we observe in the modern era. With sea surface temperatures around Antarctica reaching about 10°C during the late ...

The red star indicates the position of South Orkney during the late Eocene (37 million years ago). The blue regions indicate where Antarctica may have had land ice at the time. The grey and light ...

The crew on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough are all remarkably proud to be following in the footsteps of the great polar explorer in this new era of Antarctic exploration.” (BAS) ...