��ҹ��1000��

Skip to content

Visualisation showing Arctic sea ice extent in September

Earth

Global sea ice has reached a record low – should we be worried?

A graph showing global sea ice levels hitting unprecedented lows for this time of year has caused a social media storm. Here’s what you need to know

News

Massive sea lizards once hunted plesiosaurs in Antarctica

Life

Massive sea lizards once hunted plesiosaurs in Antarctica

News

World’s largest marine reserve agreed for Antarctica’s Ross Sea

Earth

World’s largest marine reserve agreed for Antarctica’s Ross Sea

News

Gordon Hamilton against icy landscape

Earth

Snowmobile plunge claims life of Antarctica researcher

News

A lenticular cloud formation over the Lemaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.

Earth

One part of Antarctica has been cooling since 1998 – here’s why

News

A core being inspected

Earth

Seabed core reveals how lush Antarctica changed to icy desert

News

A plane flies over the icey Antarctic landscape

Earth

Huge never-before-seen lake spotted hiding under Antarctic ice

News

Ice breaking off floating shelves and drifting at sea

Earth

Unexpected Antarctic melt could trigger 2-metre sea level rise

News

Big foamy waves rolling in, with Miami skyscrapers in the background

Earth

Bail out the oceans to stop sea level rise? Let's talk about it

Comment

Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

Earth

Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

More light in the Arctic and Antarctica could tear up animals' food webs and change ecosystems in ways we can't foresee

News

Earth

Frozen kingdom: The lost world under Antarctica's ice

Features

Earth

Massive crevasse in the ice forces early move for Antarctic base

News

Environment

Polar trader

Regulars

Earth

Glaciers seed ocean with silicon – and fuel plankton growth

News