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Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...
A new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions are leading to a severe decline in their populations in ...
"We've had the rare opportunity to confirm it, using solid, long-term data." Scientists issue warning after studying ...
A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in ...
- Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. This is a population that experts thought would be climate change winners, that they would be doing better as the climate warmed, ...
Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...
It found that Weddell seals, which depend heavily on sea ice to breed and feed, and Antarctic fur seals, which breed on land but are still affected by environmental impacts on the food chain, have ...
A fur seal. (British Antarctic Survey / Derren Fox via SWNS) By Lauren Beavis Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today. The new study of Antarctic seals ...