The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is one of the most dynamic regions of the Antarctic continent. Much of its bed lies below ...

Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of ...

Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). However, ...

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing ...

Scientists discovered that Antarctic seabirds use teamwork, scent, and sight to find food together efficiently.

Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting ...

Scientists found patches on the Antarctic seafloor called "seeps" where fluid and gas move up through sediments and into the ...

October 16 marked the arrival of the first aircraft at Rothera Research Station and the departure of the Falklands-flagged ...

The Antarctic, or Southern, Ocean is the world’s least-explored and least understood. But a team of scientists in land-locked Boulder has recently made a discovery that may lead to a better ...

Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and, like a bottle cap taken off a soda ...

The oceans play an important role in the earth’s climate; they transport heat from equator to pole, provide moisture for rain, and absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ocean models, such as this ...

The Ukrainian research icebreaker 'Noosfera' has launched its fifth Antarctic season, which is expected to be a record one in terms of the number of studies and international collaborations. — ...