Not only is sea ice melting in the ocean surrounding Antarctica, but the water is also getting saltier. Overly salty water brings heat up from deep in the ocean, making it harder for sea ice to reform ...

Three decades of satellite observations reveal how warming ocean water is pushing some Antarctic glaciers further inland.

Which ocean is called the Stormiest Ocean? Discover why the Southern Ocean earned this title, its powerful winds, ocean ...

Antarctica is the area of Earth with the coldest climate — a barren land where very few lifeforms can survive. One of two continents located entirely in the Southern hemisphere, Antarctica may seem ...

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is finally breaking apart after drifting for decades. Scientists say its collapse could ...

A closer look at Earth’s history shows that melting ice sheets temporarily increased stratification in the Southern Ocean.

According to a new study, researchers have identified a massive gravity hole-technically known as a Geoid Low-beneath the Antarctic ice surrounding the Southern Ocean. This discovery is providing ...

Antarctica is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of the planet, putting its vast ice sheets, surrounding oceans, and unique ecosystems at growing risk. A new study led by researchers from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctic icefish are transparent, white-blooded fish that lack red blood cells and hemoglobin. Antifreeze proteins in their blood ...

Antarctic krill trap vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere in the ocean floor through their sinking fecal pellets, a new study reports. The annual amount is similar to that stored by “blue carbon ...

Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles.