The problem is especially concerning because this process can feed on itself.

Antarctic sea ice is shrinking faster than expected. New research shows how winds, ocean heat, and feedback loops caused this ...

Some countries, most frequently China or Russia, use the “politicization of science” to block new conservation measures in the Southern Ocean, observers say. An international meeting dedicated to the ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden Antarctic threat that could accelerate global sea level rise far faster than expected.

We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away — biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators ...

Climate change is currently posing a massive risk to the ice shelves down in Antarctica, which has only fueled research in the area to increase more and more, and for good reason. Now, a group of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In April, I reported on the fight for Antarctica and the ...

Antarctica has long been seen as Earth’s frozen shield, vast, remote, and seemingly unbreakable. Yet scientists are now warning that some of its most .

We all know that climate change is slowly causing massive changes to our world. What you might not know is that those changes are more extensive than just rising sea levels. In fact, research has ...

The Australian government has officially ruled out cleaning up Antarctica's contaminated Wilkes Station before the end of the ...

Foreword / Prince Albert II of Monaco -- Preface / Paul Arthur Berkman [and others] -- Science as a tool of diplomacy. Building the international legal framework for Antarctica / Marie Jacobsson -- ...