When an iceberg broke away from Antarctica in January, it opened up a rare opportunity for scientists to explore a pristine ...

Slightly smaller than Rhode Island, A23a originally split from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986 and then ... taking this route through the Southern Ocean soon break up, disperse and ...

As global temperatures rise due to human-driven climate change, glaciers and ice shelves are melting at alarming rates, reshaping the landscape of the Southern Ocean. The George VI Ice Shelf ...

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater ...