Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

Sea ice in the Antarctic Ocean had been growing for decades, but now, a sudden trend downward could spell serious trouble.

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

This has serious implications for rising sea levels, weather systems and life on land and sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...

Extreme lows in sea ice induce many changes in the physical, ecological, and societal systems of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A: an average sea ice summer. B: an extreme low sea ice summer. In B ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a ...

This map is a Spilhaus projection, showing the world's seas and oceans as a single body of water, centred on Antarctica and ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...