New international research led by Professors Willy Baeyens and Yue Gao of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), published in ...

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

Because salt water draws up heat from the deep ocean and makes it harder for sea ice to regrow - as well as bringing up ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...

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

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

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

Sea ice around Antarctica is in 'terminal decline', say scientists.

The melting of Antarctica's sea ice has had severe consequences for the Southern Ocean already, from the loss of its habitats ...