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

Scientific voyage to Antarctica reveals alarming consequences of summer sea ice loss on ecosystems and wildlife.

New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

An iceberg broke off of the Antarctic ice sheet, and as scientists studied the deep ocean where the ice once was, they found ...

Traditionally, melting sea ice is expected to freshen ocean surface waters, as freshwater from the ice dilutes the salty sea.

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

It's been covered in ice for 34 million years. But scientists are finally uncovering what Antarctica's landscape really looks ...

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This ...

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