Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible from above. Beneath the ...

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

Measuring the release of gases from the ocean is no easy feat, and so it should come as no surprise that on occasion, ...

A coalition of international researchers has found a remarkable treasure trove of new species in the icy depths of the southern Atlantic Ocean.

The features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how they affect our climate. Biodiversity is also influenced by seafloor landforms. Accordingly, having as ...

A team of scientists led by CU Boulder has identified 30 new areas critical for conserving biodiversity in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. In a study published Aug. 15 in the journal ...

An area of the remote Southern Ocean that's long confused ocean color satellites by reflecting large amounts of turquoise-colored light appears to be full of silica-rich diatoms, according to a new ...

As Earth’s atmosphere continues to warm, biodiversity in the global ocean is increasingly at risk. Previous studies have shown the Southern Ocean has absorbed the vast majority of excess heat and ...

The Southern Ocean has an extraordinary role in mitigating climate change: it takes up most of the heat absorbed by oceans across the globe, which itself is an estimated 93% of the total heat trapped ...