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.

Modern technology has allowed researchers to delve into this subject further. New research suggests troubling phenomenon ...

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Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under ...

A former Royal Marine who crossed the Antarctic has taken on a new challenge closer to home - at the Tower of London. Barry Gray is making the move from the South West to become one of the ...

A giant phantom jelly is documented in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, at an area where the shelf break and slope are cut by several underwater gullies. This jellyfish can grow to a massive ...

The team consisting of nine researchers was set to spend the harsh Antarctic winter at the South African-operated research base in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, a remote area located ...

Antarctic Circumpolar Current may weaken 20 percent by 2050. Meltwater disrupts ocean density, impacting global circulation Slower currents may accelerate ice melt and disrupt ecosystems ...

Earlier this year, a gigantic iceberg fell from the Antarctic ice sheet. When the approximately 19-mile long chunk of ice (roughly the size of Chicago) broke off on Jan. 13, it revealed an area of ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

The team may have also discovered several new species of organisms. "The discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems function beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet," SOI officials ...