Turkish scientists say research shows risks in Antarctic region from diseases carried by migratory birds to plastic waste ...

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

An article published recently in Nature Geoscience warns that Antarctica's ice masses have begun to experience a process scientists call "Greenlandification." The term refers to the unprecedented ...

ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study from Australian scientists reveals that melting Antarctic ice shelves and shifting sea ice near Cape Darnley can ...

You've probably noticed the headlines. Ice is melting faster than before, glaciers are shrinking, and polar regions are ...

New study shows melting Antarctic ice adds only a small amount of iron to the ocean. Most iron comes from deep water and sea floor sediments.

Antarctica has a surprising peculiarity: a gravitational anomaly, an area where gravity is weaker than the average on our planet. It is not a hole in the ground. The force of gravity ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

A popular climate theory suggested that melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, sparking algae blooms that pull carbon dioxide from the air. New field data from West Antarctica ...

An ice covered rock formation is reflected in the waters at Pleneau Island in Antarctica on Nov. 24. ANTARCTICA — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it ...