The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth, is rapidly weakening due to the accelerating ...

First look at the island may offer the picture of a dead caldera but a closer look reveals that the caldera actually holds a ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.

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

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean's salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic ...

But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water of the ocean, potentially disrupting the vital ocean current. Our new research suggests the Antarctic Circumpolar ...