The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has continued to accelerate, increasing by a record amount last year. Trees, plants and tiny plankton in the ocean all convert CO2 into the oxygen we ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about sudden and dramatic changes unfolding across Antarctica. The icy continent, once thought to respond only slowly to climate shifts, is showing signs of rapid ...

Rain in Antarctica isn’t just a sign of climate change. It’s also part of a feedback loop that accelerates global warming. Climate change is bringing a new threat to penguins that live on the ...

Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). However, ...

Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting ...

A sudden calving at the George VI Ice Shelf opened a rare window into a realm long sealed from sunlight. What researchers found—thriving life beneath ...