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

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

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 ...

Arctic sea ice has receded ever further, including increasingly in winter when the extent of sea ice is at its most prominent ...

New research reveals the importance of winter sea ice in the year-to-year variability of the amount of atmospheric CO2 ...

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 ...

A breakthrough study has uncovered that the Southern Ocean's power to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere fluctuates dramatically depending on winter sea ice. When sea ice lingers longer into ...

A Japanese company has launched a rocket designed to monitor sea temperature and greenhouse gases as part of its overall ...

Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to ...

A recent study found that four large glacier basins in East Antarctica have experienced substantial ice growth over the past ...