Southern Ocean warming may have a greater impact than Arctic warming in some regions, particularly affecting tropical ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled ...

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...

As rising temperatures melt Antarctica’s ice sheet and cause more precipitation, the Southern Ocean’s upper layer is growing less salty – and thus, less dense. This creates a lid that limits ...

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica.

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean – between Antarctica and other continents – will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...