The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...
It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.
As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...
The current also protects Antarctica's ice sheets — large masses of land-based ice — from warmer northern waters, preventing ...
South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological ...
Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...
As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.
Variously known as Drakes' Shake, "the most dreaded bit of ocean on the Globe" and home to the world's worst storms, the ...