Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

Image: Sentinel 2 satellite image, meltwater ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf. Credit: Copernicus Sentinel 2 data, processed by ...

Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the marine environment near the melting mega-iceberg A-68A, providing invaluable ...

A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...

The Edinburgh-based firm, Christian Salvesen, operated whale processing ports at the aptly named Leith Harbour at Stromness ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, "Is Antarctica Greening?" ...

Zooplankton like copepods aren’t just fish food—they’re carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of ...

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

Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown.

The 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) involves 29 consultative states — including the US, China, Russia and South Africa — which gather annually to deliberate the future of the frozen, ...