Researchers in Antarctica think they might have been missing an essential part of the puzzle when it comes to melting ...

There's evidence trapped in ancient ice that during warm periods millions of years ago, the ice-free Southern Ocean responded ...

Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica's ice sheet has collapsed and regrown ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, a hidden circulation system quietly shapes life on Earth. Dense “deep ocean water” formed in ...

Scientists reached Antarctic bedrock after drilling 1.7 miles through more than a million years of ice deposits on the white continent, they announced Jan. 9.

Sky News science and technology editor Tom Clarke travels to Antarctica to see how collapsing glaciers are changing ocean currents.

The study is based only on simulated scenarios, but real-world changes happening in Antarctica are already affecting the ...

Antarctic ice loss increased rapidly in past climates when oceans warmed first, raising risks for modern coastlines.

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Oxygen isotopes data enable researchers to look far back into the geologic past and reconstruct the climate of the past. In ...

The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers, located in the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), are among ...

An iceberg that was once the biggest on the planet is floating off into the South Atlantic Ocean, where it will soon melt ...