The luxury cruise ship 'Scenic Eclipse II' became stuck in thick ice in the Ross Sea in Antarctica on January 17. The US Coast Guard icebreaker 'Polar Star' was deployed to free the vessel. Footage of ...

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.

A deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinus haeckelii) documented at 198 meters on the outer edge of the continental shelf, near the ...

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the ...

Of all the creatures that have appeared before his lens, nothing thrills Patrick Webster more than his encounters with Mola ...

A massive iceberg has triggered a catastrophic die-off of Emperor Penguin chicks in Antarctica, blocking thousands of parents ...

A French diver disappeared under the ice during a routine dive this week in Adelie Land, Antarctica. Searchers have not yet ...

Researchers have consistently tracked a recurring bloom near Antarctica that reliably appears each summer, yet varies ...

Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins’ backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms called phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean ...

Underwater tsunamis caused by ice breaking off antarctic glaciers are disturbing the planet's biggest ocean current. Storm Goretti map: Where Britain will be hit by heavy snow and ice Twenty-two ...