By Shanna Hanbury The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

An iceberg break-off in Antarctica led to the unexpected discovery of a thriving marine ecosystem beneath the George VI Ice ...

UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South ...

Multiple hydro-fractures have been implicated in the collapse of smaller ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula, where plentiful melt-water forms on the surface during summer. It is rare to see ...

Newly released satellite footage shows the world’s largest iceberg running aground near a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean last month.   The timelapse video, published by Colorado State ...

MORE: It may be too late to prevent significant melting on West Antarctic ice shelf that includes 'Doomsday Glacier': Study The newly exposed seafloor allowed an international team of scientists ...

But if the current begins to weaken, it would allow warmer water to seep in closer to the ice shelves, speeding up the melting of Antarctic ice. “Faster ice melting could then lead to further ...