Southern Ocean

A three-part documentary on penguins' hidden lives will reveal a number of never-before-seen moments. Here's what executive producer James Cameron said about what to expect.

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a bizarre pig-shaped creature.

Melting ice could weaken Earth's strongest ocean current 20% by 2050, study reveals.

Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica's food web

Massive reductions in Antarctic sea ice in recent years has been correlated with more stormy days in the Southern Ocean, and could have implications for vital ocean currents.

An emperor penguin, normally a resident of Antarctica, reached the temperate waters of Australia. How is that possible? Read more about the penguin Gus. The post Emperor penguin reaches Australia: Lifeform of the week first appeared on EarthSky.

In an exclusive interview the first American woman to race alone and nonstop around the globe discusses her mission to break down barriers

Rain has so far been ignored in calculations of the ocean's capacity to take up carbon, but a new estimate shows it enhances the ocean sink by 5% to 7%.

Blue whales hold the title of the world's largest animals, even out-sizing most dinosaurs. Learn just how massive these marine giants are and what threats they face today.

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024,

Pesto the king penguin chick has waddled his way into the hearts of TikTok users and aquarium goers alike at a whopping 49 pounds, more than his proud parents combined.

In spring, stretches of Antarctic sea ice melt to form pockets of open water called polynyas, which make perfect homes for phytoplankton. These marine microbes can become so abundant that they turn the water green.

Extremely clean air on the ground, warm air intrusions and sulfate aerosol at high altitudes—a Leipzig research project has gained new insights into clouds in Antarctica. From January to December 2023, the vertical distribution of aerosol particles and clouds in the atmosphere above the German Neumayer Station III of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) was investigated…

Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent

The fleet of robots, developed by NASA engineers, aim to supply more accurate data of Antarctica's melting ice sheets.

A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.

Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January, completing one full rotation every 24 days or so.

Japan killed its first fin whale in years. It was caught off Iwate Prefecture by a whaling company called Kyodo Senpaku and weighed 55 tons.

The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth's strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny turbulent flows that fit inside a teacup.

The global average temperature broke a record set in 2023, partly driven by heat in Antarctica.