The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, ...

A submersible revealed hidden ice structures under the Antarctic before vanishing, highlighting the complexities of ice shelf melting dynamics.

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

Science is under attack throughout the world. Meanwhile, there’s substantial scientific evidence that the planetary system is ...

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found.

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

The ocean around Antarctica is changing in unexpected ways. Since 2015, sea ice surrounding the frozen continent has been ...

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

A team of international scientists circumnavigating Antarctica has documented widespread environmental decline, including ...