Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

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

Ancient river landscapes buried beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet have been uncovered by radar, revealing vast, flat ...

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

Antarctic sea ice recently reached an all-time record wintertime low, scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced.. The mark was set "by a wide margin," the center said in a ...

The sea ice is still growing, and Antarctic sea ice hits its maximum size in mid-September each year. "We only have six more weeks, approximately," Raphael says.

Climate scientists in the United States are to be cut off from satellite data measuring the amount of sea ice — a sensitive ...

At the top of Earth, Arctic sea ice is a main player in a crucial feedback that determines how much, and how rapidly, the Earth warms. Every time an area of ice melts and gets swapped out for an ...

When it comes to Arctic apex predators, the polar bear is the first animal that typically comes to mind. It’s a top predator, ...

Sea ice is more of a loose jumble than a continuous slab, and storms and wind patterns can push it around. Ocean currents move warmer and cooler water around over time.

The sea ice reached its maximum winter extent unusually early this year and has been falling fast, to a new record low for this time of year (see graph below). Antarctic sea ice is pretty much at ...

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