Our ocean float spent years adrift in the Antarctic ocean and beneath massive ice shelves. What it found will help us ...

Scientists said the loss hinders their work and diminishes America’s leading presence on the continent. The NSF said it ...

A robotic float has measured the temperature and salinity from parts of the ocean never sampled before—underneath massive ...

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern ...

And so, the Argo float’s trip under the ice turned out to be an incredibly lucky accident. During an eight-month period, the ...

At a remote field camp, scientists and engineers are on a mission to discover when and how fast the West Antarctic could melt ...

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that ...

Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age ended, global temperatures rose and the early Holocene began, during which time ...

The Southern Ocean, encircling Antarctica and extending northwards to about 60° south latitude, contains some of the world’s ...

Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of water ...

Antarctica is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of the planet, putting its vast ice sheets, surrounding oceans, and ...

Analysis - Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa's interests in Antarctic governance.