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 ...

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

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is involved in everything from storing carbon to guarding Antarctica from invasive marine ...

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

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

Freshwater from melting ice sheets can slow the critical ocean circulation that helps regulate the planet’s climate ...

Tourists to Antarctica are fueling research on some of the tiniest, most influential organisms on Earth: phytoplankton. These ...

MIT researchers calculate that global warming may reduce the available space for satellites in low Earth orbit by anywhere ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...