Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica suffer as sea-ice diminishes

Evidence, contained within an ice core, shows that in one location the West Antarctic Ice Sheet thinned by 450 metres — that’s more than the height of the Empire State Building — in just under 200 years

Antarctic sea ice since 1700 CE

As the ocean warms, marine species relocate toward the poles

The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research

The levels of microplastic particles accumulating in the Antarctic are much worse than expected, a team of experts has warned

Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica’s coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to new study published in the American Geophysical Union Journal