Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed ...

The rapid climate change we are experiencing today is mainly driven by the greenhouse gases we humans keep releasing into the ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed ...

The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

Unusually strong winds and warm ocean water likely drove a rapid plunge in Antarctic sea ice in recent years, scientists said ...

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an ...

Amidst the rapid melting of the planet's ice coverage due to climate change, one continent has lost an amount of grounded ice ...

New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed ...

A study reveals that geoengineering plans to save polar ice would not work and could cause environmental damage.

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.

What happened to the sub when it disappeared beneath the icy depths?