"In the deep sea, there's always a good chance you're seeing something for the first time." Researchers thrilled after ...

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

Emperor penguins live in some of the most remote and environmentally pristine regions in the world. But that doesn't mean ...

In the summer of 2021, scientists studying glaciers in the Austrian Alps noticed two tiny horns sticking through the surface ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

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

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...

Extreme lows in sea ice induce many changes in the physical, ecological, and societal systems of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A: an average sea ice summer. B: an extreme low sea ice summer. In B ...

An unprecedented planetary-scale seismic event caused the earth to vibrate for nine days straight back in 2023, but the ...