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 ...

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

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

Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...

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

A team of international scientists circumnavigating Antarctica has documented widespread environmental decline, including ...

An international study using glacier models shows that even stabilizing temperatures at today’s levels would still cause ...

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 ...

The melting processes in the Antarctic ice shelf are an important cause of the anticipated rise in sea levels. This is because the Ross Ice Shelf and other ice shelf formations act as a barrier, ...

The melting processes in the Antarctic ice shelf are an important cause of the anticipated rise in sea levels. This is because the Ross Ice Shelf and other ice shelf formations act as a barrier, ...

In a nutshell • The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Earth’s strongest ocean current, is projected to weaken by about 20% by ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences. ...