Analysis - Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa's interests in Antarctic governance.

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that ...

As the U.S. Coast Guard prepares to revitalize its icebreaking fleet, the Polar Star remains the only U.S. vessel capable of ...

The Trump administration and Congress, seeking to improve security, have approved funding for eight icebreakers and are ...

The search for a long-lost Antarctic ship has unexpectedly opened a window into a hidden ecosystem, revealing a dense ...

Scientists exploring the Weddell Sea in 2019 found fish colony with over 1,000 nests clustered together, upending our ideas ...

While Washington has acted to eventually address icebreaker shortcomings in the Arctic, it has not taken similar steps to ...

Researchers found that our planet's oceans will likely experience intensified horizontal stirring due to sea ice decline.

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

Far beneath Antarctica’s ice and fringing seas, scientists have revealed a labyrinth of more than 300 hidden canyons that ...