A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

Antarctic icefish, also called “white-blooded fish,” belong to the family Channichthyidae. They are found exclusively in the frigid waters off Antarctica.

A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them. Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a ...

Just a few years ago, scientists found an estimated 60 million ice fish nesting beneath the Antarctic ice. Odds are these sorts of communities are common beneath the ice.

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

Scientists discover a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, isolated for 780,000 years, vulnerable to global warming and ...

Because Antarctic dragonfish live in remote parts of the Southern Ocean, they are poorly understood today, the journal said. The fish live in deep waters as adults, research shows.

Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...