An international scientific team has explored for the first time an intact marine ecosystem revealed by the detachment of a ...

In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

"This, in turn, affects the high latitudes' marine ecosystem." "The field and experimental data show that glacial runoff from Arctic archipelagoes contains a significant amount of nutrients ...

Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center ...