New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realized, with the ...

Polar Journal AG has launched a new digital platform aimed at exploring and studying polar sciences. This platform offers a space for researchers, enthusiasts, and curious individuals who are ...

A group of South African researchers were not prepared for this dangerous twist. Living and working in a remote part of Antarctica is dangerous. The hostile conditions are something researchers ...

Sea-level rise occurs when ice melting outpaces the formation of new ice - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Jordan Vonderhaar Sea-level rise occurs when ice ...

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, ...

A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula. The species, named in honor of the recently ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and food webs – has been in the news a lot lately. All of these threats were ...