Scientists Map Ocean Floor Near Palmer Station In Antarctica, Reveal Hidden Dangers To Passing Ships Date: June 13, 2005 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...

The submarine volcanoes, or seamounts, sit 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) below the waves and directly in the path of the strongest ocean current on Earth — the Antarctic Circumpolar Current ...

Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, with temperatures sometimes plunging to a frigid -135.8 F. Chunks of ice do break away, or "calve," occasionally in a natural process of iceberg formation.

Animals Strange 'sea pigs,' sea spiders and a spawning 'butterfly' discovered on Antarctic ocean floor by scientists Antarctica NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global ...

A Chicago-sized iceberg recently broke away from Antarctica, giving scientists the chance to explore a portion of the sea floor that may have been hidden for centuries.

A 'vulnerable Antarctica' Scientists said the map revealed that the ice sheet is at greater risk of melting due to the incursion of warm ocean water that’s occurring at the fringes of the continent.

Atop the sea floor off the Antarctic Ocean’s Livingston Island, a new Canadian ocean observatory is collecting data and transmitting the information back to Canadian and international climate ...

But seals can't map the entire ocean floor. The trackers used in the study could pinpoint a seal's geographical location only within about 1.5 miles, which allows for useful but not exactly high ...

Deep-diving seals satellite-tracked over two decades help scientists map the ocean floor, and a Chicago disc jockey known as DJ Casper dies aged 58. Catch up on today's latest news, as it happens.

The ocean in Antarctica freezes over every winter, but these strong coastal winds can bounce off the continent and push the ice in different directions, the study explains. This is how polynya form.