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

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

Antarctica gained ice between 2021 and 2023, driven by heavy snowfall. But scientists say the growth is temporary and does ...

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

Sea ice in the Antarctic Ocean had been growing for decades, but now, a sudden trend downward could spell serious trouble.

A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

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

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

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

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

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.