The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

Sep. 1, 2023 — New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007.

According to Cai, in the 1980s and 1990s, carbon dioxide levels were lower in the Arctic Ocean and it was understood that ice melt was happening more in the Marginal Sea basin, and it advanced ...

Last month’s record low for the global sea ice extent came on what Copernicus said was the third warmest February globally. The agency said it marked the 19th month out of the past 20 in which ...

UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou is pictured on the right using a shovel to remove snow that covers the sea ice during a research cruise to the Arctic Ocean in the fall of 2024. Within the square that ...

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.