In January, a giant piece of ice broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf, revealing a seafloor ecosystem that has never been accessible to humans. What scientists found was both stunning and surprising, ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...

The deep seafloor showed a flourishing ecosystem, and the team believes they may have discovered several new species during their research.

While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that ...

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out ...

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

Some 19 projects dealing with wide range of topics, mostly focused on climate change’s impact on aquatic life, have been ...

European researchers propose diversifying diets with novel foods (NF), underutilized crops (NUS), and invasive species (IAS) ...

Antarctica, Earth's southernmost continent, is a place of extremes. Over 99% of Antarctica is covered in ice, which is up to 4.9 km thick inland, and extends over the sea in the form of ice shelves ...

Their disappearance would be another sign of ecological instability that could ultimately harm human communities, as disruptions in the Antarctic food chain affect everything from krill populations to ...