The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth, is rapidly weakening due to the accelerating ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

A group of 15 researchers have been gathering data for the last two weeks as part of the first all-Canadian Antarctic mission ...

Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, with "severe" ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...