Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.

Most meetings reward the loudest and quickest voices. Fast talkers dominate, while more reflective thinkers get sidelined. Ideas are judged not by their substance but by the confidence with which they ...

A team of scientists, including those from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have uncovered the hidden remains of a vast ...

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and ...