As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

The 9,186-foot-long ice core was drilled out from the Little Dome C, which is one of the harshest locations on the planet.

Melting Antarctic ice sheets are weakening the ACC, a vital ocean current that regulates global climate and ocean circulation. Scientists project a 20% slowdown by 2050, which could intensify climate ...

This has also meant the official end of the Argentine Antarctic Campaign 2022/23, which takes place under the operational command of the Joint Antarctic Command. Taking advantage of a spell of ...

The Russian ice-breaker cruise ship carrying 105 passengers, mostly British tourists, and 88 crew members and which broke free of Antarctic ice last Friday arrived Sunday to Ushuaia, Argentine ...

Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.98 million square kilometers (764,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent with 2022 and 2024 in the 47-year satellite record. This is ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...

Antarctic sea ice dropped to a record low in 2023. A new study says the loss of ice that year contributed to an increase in ocean heat loss and storms. The annual maximum sea ice extent dropped to ...

Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 1.98 million square kilometers (764,000 million ...