The carcass, reduced to a bony skeleton, measured about 6.5 feet and was surrounded by crawling creatures that fed on its ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

Researchers say slowdown of ACC may allow invasive species to reach Antarctica, threatening fragile food webs and species ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean's salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic ...

But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water of the ocean, potentially disrupting the vital ocean current. Our new research suggests the Antarctic Circumpolar ...