Antarctic fish spend their entire lives in water cold enough to push cellular machinery to its limits. Yet somehow, their ...

Some observers believe China's increasing presence in Antarctica is a geopolitical motive, while others say military fears are exaggerated.

The carbon sequestration potential of open-ocean pelagic ecosystems is vastly under-reported compared to coastal vegetation ‘blue carbon’ systems. Here we show that just a single pelagic harvested ...

Ammonia volatilized from penguin excreta is a significant nitrogen source in Antarctic ecosystems, influencing climate through new particle formation (NPF). Freeze-thaw events can trigger ammonia ...

But beneath those frozen expanses may lie evidence of mountains that once rivaled today's Himalayas, and which profoundly ...

When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat ...

The study traced the shortfall to simulated clouds containing too much ice.

Beneath the vast frozen wastes of Antarctica lie the remains of ancient mountains that have long since eroded. Even though ...

Learn how a new microscope revealed living Antarctic fish cells in detail and why their protein-folding challenges could ...

Up to 59% of Antarctic ice shelves may be at risk of disappearing under high-emission scenarios by 2300, according to a comprehensive analysis of the effect of ocean warming published in Nature. This ...

Winter 2023's Antarctic sea ice was at its lowest level since satellite measurements began. A new study shows how unlikely this would be without man-made factors. For decades, scientists have gathered ...

Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data ...