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

A new study in collaboration with BAS scientists reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes ...

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

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback loop.

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost sea ice similar to the size of ...

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 animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached some of Earth’s remotest corners.

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

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