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

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

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

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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