Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The frigid waters that surround Antarctica may be inhospitable to human inhabitance, but they are churning with the manmade relics of toxic chemical production, a new study has found. Certain types of ...

Current climate models have so far been unable to adequately reproduce the clouds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the ...

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

A top climate scientist says we may have crossed a dangerous tipping point in Antarctica—and the long-term fallout could be ...

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

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

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

Learn why a surge in the Southern Ocean’s salinity is an alarming sign for the future of Antarctic ice.

Together we rounded up the latest publications, then gathered new evidence using satellites, computer modeling, and robotic ocean sampling devices. Today we can finally reveal what we found. It's bad ...