On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

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

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

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

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

New research has, for the first time, tracked ice shelf, sea ice and ocean swell wave conditions over multiple years in the ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.

Most people will never see Antarctic sea ice up close, but its presence or absence affects our day-to-day lives.Now ...

About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

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