Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current, according to a new study. The influx of cold meltwater ...

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

Snow and ice loss warms the land surface and air, setting off a feedback loop of further ice loss. This destabilises the ...

In contrast to the Antarctic continent, the marine environments in this area are some of the most biologically productive waters in the world. Thanks to its strong currents and upwelling of deep, cold ...

The vast ice fields of barren whiteness stretch toward the horizon, creating one of the most isolated environments on the ...

Cold Temperatures for an Insect . Like hibernating bears, many insects slow their bodily processes during the tough winter ...

Answer: Popularly put, wind chill is “how cold it feels.” Bob Oravec, a forecaster for the National Weather Service (NWS) says, “It’s how it feels when you’re out in cold weather with wind blowing. It ...

Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 1.98 million square kilometers (764,000 million ...

The renewable energy system ensures stable power in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, and is estimated to cut fossil fuel use ...

Threats of territorial conquest are once again becoming a central part of geopolitics, driven by a new phase of great-power ...

China has debuted its hydrogen fuel cell technology in Antarctica, marking a significant step for renewable energy technology ...

Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...