Sea ice is to life in the Southern Ocean as soil is to a forest. It is the foundation for Antarctic marine ecosystems. Less sea ice is a danger to all wildlife By Andrew Constable and Jess ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

The Southern Ocean has become turbulent and the number of storms around Antarctica is increasing due to the unrestrained loss of sea ice. Even researchers say that these are changes not seen in ...

around Antarctica. WWF spokesperson Bob Zuur is frustrated at this backward step. “Antarctica’s oceans are under ever-increasing pressure, from fishing, shipping and a changing climate,” Mr Zuur said.

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

For nearly 40 years, the amount of ice in the sea around Antarctica showed small but significant increases, culminating in a record high in 2014. But this was followed by a large loss of sea ice ...

Antarctica sea ice was at its lowest extent in February 2022 – more than 1 million square kilometers less than the average A £5m project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC ...

Naughten noted that the deep ocean water around Antarctica is ... observing rapid ice loss in West Antarctica, which is the fastest-growing contribution to sea level rise." Editor's Note: This ...

Preventing whaling in the Southern Ocean (the seas around Antarctica) is critical to ensuring the recovery of whale populations in the entire southern hemisphere, a new WWF report states. Gland, ...

One of the driest, coldest and windiest places on the planet, the majestic icy wilderness attracts scientists from around ... rough seas of the Drake Passage and start your cruise of Antarctica ...

"Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, could dramatically raise sea levels. The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS) extends over the Weddell Sea in ...