NASA satellite data have revealed that Antarctica experienced a surprising ice mass gain between 2021 and 2023, despite ...

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.

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

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It's been covered in ice for 34 million years. But scientists are finally uncovering what Antarctica's landscape really looks ...

Antarctica has lost an alarming amount of sea ice in the last decade, estimated to be around 2 million square kilometres, enough to cover the entire area of Greenland.

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...

A top scientist at the British Antarctic Survey recently told the Guardian that she believes we may have already crossed a ...

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė ...

This discovery, driven by data from the European Space Agency's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite, challenges ...

Traditionally, melting sea ice is expected to freshen ocean surface waters, as freshwater from the ice dilutes the salty sea.

Because salt water draws up heat from the deep ocean and makes it harder for sea ice to regrow - as well as bringing up ...