The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

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 ...

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

This has serious implications for rising sea levels, weather systems and life on land and sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the thick layer of ice that sits on top of ... Professor Bennetts said previous research has shown that warming temperatures are causing more rapid melting and more frequent ...

Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...

In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...

The curious minds at What If examine the global destruction that could unfold if Antarctica's ice were to melt completely.

Sea ice in the Antarctic Ocean had been growing for decades, but now, a sudden trend downward could spell serious trouble.

New research has for the first time tracked ice shelf, sea ice and ocean swell wave conditions over multiple years in the lead-ups to three ...

During Earth's ancient Snowball periods, when the entire planet was wrapped in ice, life may have endured in tiny meltwater ...

An expedition by more than 50 researchers from seven countries has documented the gradual degradation of Antarctica: microplastics in the water, melting ice, and declining salinity in the Southern ...