Scientists studying Antarctica have discovered that northerly winds—not westerlies—are driving major ice loss in West ...

East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than coasts, driven by Indian Ocean changes, raising global sea level risks.

Scientists are sounding the alarm about sudden and dramatic changes unfolding across Antarctica. The icy continent, once thought to respond only slowly to climate shifts, is showing signs of rapid ...

East Antarctica’s interior is warming at a startling pace, powered by shifting ocean conditions that drive warm air inland.

Sydney and the Australian National University (ANU), along with an international team, report that Antarctica is experiencing ...

How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.

Antarctica's biological systems are also undergoing sudden shifts. Ecosystems both under the sea and on land are being ...

An iceberg that was once labelled as the biggest in the world has been breaking apart in the Southern Ocean--to such an ...

The Antarctic, or Southern, Ocean is the world’s least-explored and least understood. But a team of scientists in land-locked Boulder has recently made a discovery that may lead to a better ...

Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, ...

A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.

ANTARCTICA -- Australian scientists happened upon a unique animal dubbed the "headless chicken monster" during a recent expedition to test new underwater camera technology. The animal, also nicknamed ...