Antarctica is breaking apart in two very different directions. While West Antarctica hemorrhages ice into warming seas at an ...

For more than three decades, a single orange-hulled icebreaker carried much of the United States’ scientific ambition into ...

Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And ...

Routes between North America, Europe, and Asia routinely cross Greenland, northern Canada, or the Arctic Ocean. At the same ...

A frica is gradually splitting in two. As with most geological processes, it unfolds at a glacial pace over millions of years ...

Amid the roaring waves and serene vistas of the Southern Ocean, a boat of hopeful tourists scans for orcas, seals, and ...

Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. New research suggests Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas instead of a buried ...

Underwater earthquakes can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean life and carbon ...

New findings about ocean processes in the Antarctic show melting ice shelves and changes to sea ice could have catastrophic ...

Storms over the Southern Ocean help the ocean absorb more heat. Climate models may miss this, which affects future climate ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton ...