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Antarctic icefish, also called “white-blooded fish,” belong to the family Channichthyidae. They are found exclusively in the frigid waters off Antarctica.
Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.
Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...
Just a few years ago, scientists found an estimated 60 million ice fish nesting beneath the Antarctic ice. Odds are these sorts of communities are common beneath the ice.
New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...
Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...
Earlier this year, a gigantic iceberg fell from the Antarctic ice sheet. When the approximately 19-mile long chunk of ice (roughly the size of Chicago) broke off on Jan. 13, it revealed an area of ...
Because Antarctic dragonfish live in remote parts of the Southern Ocean, they are poorly understood today, the journal said. The fish live in deep waters as adults, research shows.
Esquete and her colleagues have documented a surprisingly lush and diverse marine ecosystem that includes corals, sponges, fish, giant sea spiders, octopuses and more, some of which are likely new ...
A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is seen nearly 230 meters deep at an area of the seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica.