The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometers thick on average and covering nearly twice the ...

Antarctica continues to surprise experts ... Marine scientists uncovered a layer of fresh water inside the icy exterior and spotted a diverse cast of microorganisms. Findings regarding the ...

“Fresh water is less dense than salt water ... on average have crept up by about 3 millimeters a year. Waters off the Antarctic shelf seem to be gaining an additional 2mm a year.

A team of Australian scientists are at the forefront of a groundbreaking mission to solve one of the planet's most pressing ...

Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water and God help us, if it melts], whales will be swimming in the streets of New York — Jacques Yves Cousteau ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Ninety-nine percent of all freshwater ice on Earth is sitting on top of Greenland and Antarctica, and each year, a little more of it melts into ...

Many of the animal ecosystems in Antarctica may be affected by climate change, as extreme weather events take a toll on "terrestrial (including freshwater) ecosystems and biodiversity," the study ...

What does the future hold for Antarctica in our warming world? It covers an area of almost 12 million km² and contains 30 million km³ of ice, 60% of the world’s freshwater. Antarctica’s ice ...

Antarctica has a range of valuable resources, such as coal, fresh water and fish. Countries may want to own Antarctica to exploit these resources.

In particular he will study micro-plastics in Antarctic freshwater to understand their role in potentially spreading antibiotic resistance genes in pristine ecosystems. Amanda Lynnes, IAATO ...