Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

The ocean around Antarctica is changing in unexpected ways. Since 2015, sea ice surrounding the frozen continent has been ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.

Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be ...

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

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

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

Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland—the largest environmental change observed on Earth in recent ...

Tiny ocean zooplankton play a massive role in trapping carbon deep below the surface, offering a hidden buffer against ...

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Most people will never see Antarctic sea ice up close, but its presence or absence affects our day-to-day lives.Now ...