WELLINGTON -- Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, opened its decks to the public on Tuesday at Lyttelton ...

Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...

The Antarctic peninsula is among the most rapidly warming regions on Earth. Antarctica's ice sheets are losing mass to the ocean at an accelerating rate, with implications for global sea level and ...

The Japanese are working on peace with the U.S. They will deliver two proposals to President Roosevelt hoping to avoid war but American code breakers have already intercepted their proposals. Finding ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is in a vulnerable position, but the situation may be less dire than initially believed. Scientists have been eyeing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, or WAIS, for some time ...

New research has found that melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing down the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC)—the world’s strongest ocean current. This slowdown could have serious effects ...

The importance of these results for research in climate change cannot be overestimated. The Antarctic ice sheet, which can trigger a global sea level rise of 70 meters should it melt, is the ...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne and NORCE Norway Research Centre has found that melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing down the world’s largest ocean current, the ...