A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, "Is Antarctica Greening?" ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of ...

There could be ripple effects. Scientists raise red flag after discovering concerning trend with plants in Arctic: 'An early ...

Antarctica holds two-thirds of the world’s fresh water. For years, it was considered relatively stable — a vast, ancient ice sheet that wouldn’t melt for millennia.

ANTARCTICA: Iceberg, right ahead! For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier ...

An expedition by more than 50 researchers from seven countries has documented the gradual degradation of Antarctica: microplastics in the water, melting ice, and declining salinity in the Southern ...

Ocean 'greening' at poles could spell changes for fisheries by Duke University edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ... Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In Antarctica, penguin poop, or guano, can cover the ground for miles, especially around penguin colonies with thousands of individuals. In ...

Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19. The change reflects shifting concentrations ...

Life in Antarctica during mid-winter is defined by its absence of daylight. As the Australian Antarctic Program describes it: "For a few weeks each year the sun fails to rise on the world's most ...