A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely followed shifts…
A glacier on the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula has undergone the quickest ice loss documented in modern times, according to a…
A team of scientists has found that the Southern Ocean emits far more carbon dioxide (CO2) during the lightless Antarctic…
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting…
New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by…
Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows. The…
In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The "eternal" ice in Antarctica is…
Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic…
Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica's land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than…
The acidity of Antarctica's coastal waters could double by the end of the century, threatening whales, penguins and hundreds of…