Science News from research organizations Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded Date: February 26, 2026 Source: University of Colorado at Boulder Summary: Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilome- ters in just two months, with nearly half of it collapsing in record time. The rapid breakup was driven by a flat, underwater bedrock surface that al- lowed the glacier to suddenly float and fracture from below. Satellite and seis- mic data captured the dramatic chain reaction in near real time. The findings