Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change ...

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.

The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife ...

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

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

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

Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland—the largest environmental change observed on Earth in recent ...

Scientists are questioning whether a ‘regime shift’ to a new state of diminished Antarctic sea-ice coverage is underway, due ...

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Learn why a surge in the Southern Ocean’s salinity is an alarming sign for the future of Antarctic ice.

Most people will never see Antarctic sea ice up close, but its presence or absence affects our day-to-day lives.Now ...