Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

Freshwater from melting ice sheets can slow the critical ocean circulation that helps regulate the planet’s climate ...

Scientists uncover a thriving ecosystem beneath an Antarctic glacier, revealing corals, octopuses, and giant sea spiders ...

The world’s oceans are changing in ways we can't ignore. New research suggests that Antarctic ice melt is slowing the ...

Decline of Antarctic Circumpolar Current due to polar ocean freshening. Environmental Research Letters , 2025; 20 (3): 034046 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adb31c Cite This Page : ...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, with a projected 20% reduction by 2050 under high carbon emissions.

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...