Modern technology has allowed researchers to delve into this subject further. New research suggests troubling phenomenon ...

Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current, according to a new study. The influx of cold meltwater ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

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

Scientists warn that Antarctic ice melt could significantly weaken a key ocean current, impacting sea levels and ecosystems.

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?

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current acts as a kind of “ocean conveyor belt” shifting immense columns of water through the ...

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

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

A weakening of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current—one of Earth’s strongest climate engines—would have dire consequences, including “more climate variability, with greater extremes in ...

Can we stop it weakening by 2050? Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It's five times stronger than the Gulf Stream ...