Long before European colonizers sighted the continent, legendary explorer Hui Te Rangiora may have seen Antarctica.

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

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

Scientists Found a Massive Hole In Antarctica in 2016 And Now, They've Finally Discovered What Caused It During the winters ...

Researchers from the University of Murica (Murica, Spain), the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid, Spain), and the University of Siena (Siena, Italy) evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a key habitat for underwater as well as above-water ...

Community science projects exist across the country and throughout the world on a spectrum that includes major journeys, local ramblings and desktop investigations. Websites, such as SciStarter.org, ...

Blood thinners: High doses of the EPA and DHA in krill oil may increase your risk of bleeding. Combining krill with blood thinners may increase the risk of severe bruising and bleeding side effects.

A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion in the Southern Ocean, the tiny crustacean’s collective impact across ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the ...

The new study shows that Antarctic krill lock at least 20 million tonnes of carbon into the deep ocean annually, which equates to $4-46 billion of storage value, depending on the price of carbon.