Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.

A surprising event that has caught the attention of scientists around the world. Thislarge gap in the sea ice remained open ...

A giant hole has appeared in the sea ice of Antarctica and it's as big as Switzerland. The sea in Antarctica usually freezes ...

Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

This images shows the circulation of ocean currents around the western Antarctic ice shelves. The shelves are indicated by the rainbow color; red is thicker (greater than 550 meters), while blue ...

Based on the results of this study, enhanced ocean circulation and heat transport in the East Antarctic coastal region and accelerated ice sheet melting are expected to occur due to global warming.

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

As rising temperatures melt Antarctica's ice sheet and cause ... "The impact of glacial meltwater on ocean circulation is completely missing from most climate models," Wilson said.

The field encompasses ocean circulation, energy dissipation ... An Earth system model including Antarctic ice-shelf cavities is used to explore the response and feedback of Antarctic basal ...

Based on the results of this study, enhanced ocean circulation and heat transport in the East Antarctic coastal region and accelerated ice sheet melting are expected to occur due to global warming.