Earth's climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called "lukewarm ...
Between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago, Earth went through a series of fairly gentle warm-ups that scientists are now calling ...
October 2025/Kiel. The Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays a decisive role in the global carbon cycle – and thus in the climate system. This is supported by a new study involving the GEOMAR ...
Ice in the Antarctic Sea has been decreasing significantly since 2014. Scientists are trying to determine if this trend can be reversed. A new study suggests that it's not only about the amount of ...
Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ice in steep decline. Since 2015, Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the ...
As the North Pole, the Arctic Ocean, and the surrounding Arctic land warm rapidly, scientists are racing to understand the warming’s effects on Arctic ecosystems. With shrinking sea ice, more light ...
What color is the ocean? Duke University researcher Haipeng Zhao posed the question rhetorically, but the answer is automatic for most: blue. This isn’t wrong. But it's not completely right, either.