New simulations show that the world's strongest ocean current didn't start flowing overnight – several major factors needed ...

Antarctic sea ice decline in 2015 was caused by weakening ocean stratification and strong storms that mixed warm deep water ...

Mystery Shark Caught on Camera for the First Time in Antarctica’s Near-Freezing Deep Waters ...

Learn how the Antarctic Circumpolar Current formed during the Oligocene, as winds, shifting continents, and ocean gateways ...

Scientists reveal that Antarctica’s ocean current formed slowly and needed winds, ice, and shifting continents to shape Earth’s climate.

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A team of researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute has overturned a decades-old explanation for how the Antarctic ...

A colossal ocean current encircling Antarctica—stronger than all the world’s rivers combined—played a far more complex role in shaping Earth’s climate than scientists once thought. New research shows ...

The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures. Associated Press/Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre Associated ...

Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of water that attack the ice from below. These secretive currents, spinning in the ...

A new Stanford University study has helped solve a mystery about dramatic swings in sea ice extent around Antarctica.

This undated image shows chunks of ice in the North Cove in Antarctica. (Michael Shortt/British Antarctic Survey via AP) (CN) — A saltier, warmer ocean likely sounds inviting — unless you’re a penguin ...