Extreme lows in sea ice induce many changes in the physical, ecological, and societal systems of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A: an average sea ice summer. B: an extreme low sea ice summer. In B ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a ...

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

Scientists have been struggling to understand why Antarctic sea ice has declined rapidly and continues to decline. Read more ...

Issues surrounding polar ice have long been a topic of concern. Scientists make surprising discovery after studying ice in ...

We’re not convinced that Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s excellent intervention is enough to fix an obscure part of the One Big ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

A large proportion of global capital still flows into climate-damaging activities. Financing the green transition is a ...