A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

Watch as we dive into the crucial link between melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels! 🌊 Discover how this ...

As Arctic sea ice melts, Russia is racing to control new trade routes, extract untapped resources, and cement its military ...

In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is exacerbated by climate change. When most Americans think about climate change, ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment has shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Arctic Passages: Ice, Exploration and the Battle for Power at the Top of the World. By Kieran Mulvaney. Island Press; 240 pages; $30 and £24 Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

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