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

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 ...

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

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

As recently as the 1990s, when the Greenland Ice Sheet and the rest of the Arctic region were measurably thawing under the ...

Between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago, Earth went through a series of fairly gentle warm-ups that scientists are now calling ...

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it ...

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

The Antarctic is a harsh and unforgiving climate for many, though there is no shortage of important biological activity ...

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. — ...

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