What are some fun facts about Antarctica for kids? The continent is endlessly fascinating for young, inquisitive minds. Find ...

Antarctica is melting, and crucial details are beginning to come into focus of exactly how it's happening. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

The colorful animal was about 3 feet long and covered in “fresh-looking sucker marks” and “scratches,” researchers said. It was identified as Gonatus antarcticus, a species that had never been seen ...

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However, Antarctica’s sea level changes have remained stubbornly low, almost as if the continent itself has been rising out of the ocean. And that appears to be exactly what has been happening.

Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It's five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid, a mysterious squid found only in the frigid waters around Antarctica, was caught on camera on Christmas Day for the first time.

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published in Geophysical Research Letters shows Antarctica's melting ice is ...

Ocean plastic pollution is five times worse in Antarctica than scientists expected, a new study found.