When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean ...

This is not good news for the future of our planet.

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

A University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to examine how Antarctica's massive glaciers are ...

We take a look at a handful misconceptions about Antarctica, from its alleged populations of bears to its current ownership.

In the 1990s, the Greenland Ice Sheet as well as the rest of the Arctic region were observed to be measurably thawing as a ...

The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole is the fifth-smallest recorded in more than two decades, NASA and NOAA officials say.

Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, has been stationed in Antarctica on a military posting since ...

Fast-moving ocean motions under the Antarctic ice act like storms and melt ice quickly. These forces could speed up sea-level ...

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. A glacier ...