New research has showed that meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet has intensified stratification in the Southern Ocean, ...

Ancient fossils show how much warming tropical oceans can handle before plankton collapse, offering clues about future ...

Satellite observations have documented a pronounced decline in Antarctic sea ice extent since 2014, with especially sharp losses in recent years. Whether Antarctica's declining sea ice can recover ...

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ice in steep decline. Since 2015, Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the ...

As the North Pole, the Arctic Ocean, and the surrounding Arctic land warm rapidly, scientists are racing to understand the warming’s effects on Arctic ecosystems. With shrinking sea ice, more light ...

The Earth’s climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called “lukewarm interglacials” – warm phases between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago – atmospheric ...

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth. Scientists have tracked an unexpected and rapid rise in surface salinity ...