Gigantic iceberg breaks off George VI Ice Shelf, exposing century-old underwater ecosystem with Antarctic sponges and corals.

As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in ...

Preserved in the sediments buried beneath the present-day seafloor, these plough-marks date back to the last ice age - a ...

The Arctic is changing – and not just in the ways you might think. Once covered in thick, bright sea ice, the region is now ...

These days, it’s rare to spot a southern elephant seal in New Zealand. These hefty mammals—the males can reach five metres ...

Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice ...

Melting polar ice narrows the light spectrum underwater, favoring blue-tuned algae and disrupting the ocean food web.

Penguins are so cute with their tuxedo-like feathers, their adorable waddle, and the way they slide on their bellies across ...

“This is an unprecedented opportunity,” said Alison Criscitiello, a co-leader on the project and director of the Canadian Ice ...

Weighing' the planet's forests will help scientists understand just how much vegetation plays a role in Earth's natural ...

I stepped on deck for HMB Endeavour’s voyage from Hobart to Sydney, the return leg of the ship’s first outing on the open sea ...

Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...