Pilot Ethan Guo has been detained in Antarctica during his viral charity challenge to visit all seven continents while flying ...

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 rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace.

Besides issuing an order for the US to leave the Paris Agreement on January 20, US President Donald Trump also crippled ...

Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland—the largest environmental change observed on Earth in recent ...

Antarctic scale worms, particularly the species Eulagisca gigantea, are deep-sea predators known for their alien-like appearance, featuring iridescent scales and a retractable proboscis lined with ...

Tiny ocean zooplankton play a massive role in trapping carbon deep below the surface, offering a hidden buffer against ...

Coming across a hole in the Antarctic that is larger than Maryland might well be cause for concern. In 2016 and 2017, ...

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The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that hovered around 0°C. This stable, warmer temperature could have served as a ...

Learn why a surge in the Southern Ocean’s salinity is an alarming sign for the future of Antarctic ice.

Most people will never see Antarctic sea ice up close, but its presence or absence affects our day-to-day lives.Now ...