As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean—between Antarctica and other continents—will eventually release heat absorbed ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

As the Southern Ocean slowly releases heat it has absorbed from a warming atmosphere, regions as far away as East Asia and ...

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...