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 ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

Lisa Werner, a music teacher at St. Bruno Parish School in Dousman, traveled last year to Antarctica thanks to a teaching ...

While sea levels are certain to rise this century, projections of the contribution from Antarctic ice vary from a 44 cm rise to a 22 cm fall. Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean ...

Antarctica has a wild ... its oceans are full of interesting sea life, including penguins, various types of whales and seals, and many other seabirds. Even if you’re not into natural history ...

This ”shows us that Antarctic marine life is incredibly special and amazingly ... situated on the South-Eastern Weddell Sea. At a distance of 260 km away from the open ocean, under complete ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? When you purchase through links on ...

The rapidly shrinking sea ice pack in Antarctic waters will likely recover if prompt action is taken to contain greenhouse gas emissions, according to a simulation by an acclaimed team of scientists.

For history enthusiasts, the Weddell Sea holds a legendary place in Antarctic exploration ... to search for fossils of prehistoric marine life, including gastropods and the spiral-shaped remains ...

O.V.E.R.V.I.E.W. via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 "Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, could dramatically raise sea levels. In a study published Nov ...

"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 ...