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Scientists got their first up-close look at what's eating away part of Antarctica's Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential.

The results of this study revealed various melting patterns of the glacier, and it is believed that the complex ice-ocean interaction will play a key role in the future direction of Thwaites Glacier. The bedrock on which Thwaites Glacier sits slopes down towards the coast, making it particularly vulnerable to instability that could lead to rapid and irreversible ice loss.

Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" -- nicknamed because its collapse could drive catastrophic sea level rise -- is melting rapidly in unexpected ways, according to new research.

Crevasses ‘like a set of sugar cubes’ and sea anemones: Here's what scientists saw at Thwaites Glacier.

The pencil-shaped robot is giving scientists their first look at the forces eating away at the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica.

The Florida-sized glacier got its nickname because of how much ice it has and how much seas could rise if it all melts.

The Florida-sized glacier got its nickname because of how much ice it has and how much seas could rise if it all melts.

Thwaites Glacier is melting differently than scientists previously thought, but they say it will still raise sea levels.

Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier is melting more slowly than previously thought but also may be more susceptible to even small amounts of ice loss

The Florida-sized glacier got its nickname because of how much ice it has and how much seas could rise if it all melts.