For the first time, we used a computer model of ocean currents to show that krill waste products don’t need to reach great depths to achieve carbon storage for at least 100 years.

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.

The Antarctic Ocean is one of the most important ocean ecosystems, according to Nissen This icy ocean is more than just a home to penguins and whales. It plays a critical role in regulating the ...

The troubling shift could slow ocean currents by 40 percent, with devastating effect on climate change, ecosystems, and the stability of Antarctic ice.

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has found that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought. Using direct ...

The deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, say scientists. Such decline of this ocean circulation will stagnate the bottom of the oceans and generate ...

During a six-week period spent in the Antarctic coastal seas, the researchers will run a series of transects to collect samples and map the distribution of different elements in the water column to ...

Whether from a forest on fire or gasoline powering a car, organic matter rarely combusts completely: Remnants such as char ...