The rapidly shrinking sea ice pack in Antarctic waters will likely recover if prompt action is taken to contain greenhouse ...

Over time, Antarctica may evolve from a cold desert reminiscent of the Martian landscape to an ecosystem akin to Arctic ...

The Antarctic ice sheet is nearly twice the area of Australia and holds enough freshwater to raise global sea levels by 58 ...

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into the sea beneath. For 20 years, Simon Morley has ...

A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by ...

A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because of global warming, scientists announced in a recent study. In fact, the research showed that vegetation ...

The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a WWF report released this week. The report, Antarctic Penguins and Climate Change, shows that the four ...

also told USA TODAY that the trend in Antarctic sea ice had been effectively flat since the late 1970s. "Global warming is, well, global," he said at the time. "In response to greenhouse gas ...

Westerly winds triggered by the ozone hole cool Antarctica The ozone hole may be boosting the risk of skin cancer, but it's also protecting Antarctica from global warming, international ...