Traditionally, melting sea ice is expected to freshen ocean surface waters, as freshwater from the ice dilutes the salty sea.

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife ...

Ukrainian polar explorers have chosen a name for this year's first Weddell seal pup, which was born on Winter Island near the Vernadskyi Research Base. It was named in honour of a Ukrainian-made ...

Warmer, saltier water from deep in the Southern Ocean has started rising to the surface, bringing up more carbon dioxide, a ...

The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting ...

Trapped Antarctic scientists beg for help after ‘assault and death threats’ from colleague. The South African scientists are in the Sanae IV research centre in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land ...

Marine life may have existed in the region for centuries, say researchers. An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it ...

A US Antarctic research base was exposed by an AP investigation in 2023 that uncovered dramatic rates of sexual assault and harassment - amongst other claims that women's outcries were not taken ...

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

Ukrainian polar explorers have chosen a name for this year's first Weddell seal pup, which was born on Winter Island near the Vernadskyi Research Base. It was named in honour of a Ukrainian-made ...