The phenomenon isn't a new one, but scientists have only recently come up with a convincing explanation for why it happens.

Antarctica has lost enough ice over the last 30 years to cover the City of Los Angeles area 10 times over, according to new ...

After analyzing three decades of satellite radar data, scientists have created the first continent-wide record of Antarctic ...

Antarctica’s frozen frontier is retreating, and the scale is far greater than many realize. Over the last several years, ...

A new map reveals where Antarctica is retreating fast, exposing hidden hotspots of grounded ice loss and future sea level ...

About 10 million years ago, Antarctica's Southern Ocean started to get so cold that it scared away most fish in the region. Among the fish that stayed were what are now known as black rockcod, part of ...

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.

Antarctic glacier bleeds red water, and scientists reveal hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ice.

Conservation groups are challenging the Marine Stewardship Council's "sustainable" label on Antarctic krill fishing, citing localized overharvesting and ecosystem risk.

A UC Irvine-led study used international and commercial satellites to measure glaciers and found more than three-quarters of ...