https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/recent-changes-in-antarctic-sea-ice/
Recent changes in Antarctic sea ice - British Antarctic Survey
In contrast to the Arctic, total sea ice extent (SIE) across the Southern Ocean has increased since the late 1970s, with the annual mean increasing at a rate...
antarctic sea icerecent changesbritishsurvey
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230914224040.htm
Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae | ScienceDaily
Results provide the first measurements of how sea-ice algae and other single-celled life adjust to the dramatic seasonal rhythms in the Southern Ocean. The...
antarctic sea icepolarexperimentsrevealseasonal
https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-projects/d/iq2300-east-antarctic-sea-level-rise-contribution-in-2300
iQ2300: East Antarctic Sea level rise contribution in 2300 - Stockholms universitet
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https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/12/clarity-on-antarctic-sea-ice/comment-page-3/
RealClimate: Clarity on Antarctic sea ice.
Dec 20, 2014 - RealClimate: I've always been a skeptic when it comes to Antarctic sea ice. I'm not referring here to the tiresome (and incorrect) claim that the expansion of...
antarctic searealclimateclarityice
https://www.climatecentral.org/news/ipcc-report-roundup-criticism-for-noaa-arctic-sea-ice-16543
IPCC Analysis, Criticism for NOAA, Antarctic Sea Ice | Climate Central
The IPCC, NOAA, and a study on Antarctic sea ice are this week's big climate headlines.
antarctic sea iceipccanalysiscriticismnoaa
https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-strange-methane-leak-from-antarctica-s-sea-floor-and-it-s-not-good-news
First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears : ScienceAlert
Jul 23, 2020 - Scientists have, for the first time, discovered an active leak of methane gas from the sea floor in Antarctica.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/antarctic-sea-ice-rebounds-from-record-lows-us-scientists?ref=more-on-this-topic
Antarctic sea ice rebounds from record lows: US scientists | The Straits Times
Jan 9, 2025 - Overall, sea ice concentrations in Antarctica remain generally low over large areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
antarctic sea ice
https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/the-mystery-of-the-missing-antarctic-sea-ice/?ref=collapsemusings.com
The mystery of the missing Antarctic sea ice - British Antarctic Survey
Aug 7, 2023 - Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low, and scientists are working to understand why an area of ice the size of Greenland is missing. Scientists...
antarctic sea icethe mysterymissingbritishsurvey
https://futurism.com/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-is-the-smallest-its-ever-been
The Antarctic Sea Ice Sheet Is the Smallest It's Ever Been
The US National Snow and Ice Data Center announced that the Antarctic sea ice contracted to just 883,015 sq. miles, which is the smallest on record.
antarctic sea icesheet
https://www.scu.edu.au/news/2013/antarctic-sea-life-abounds-below-the-ice.php
2013 - Antarctic sea life abounds below the ice - Southern Cross University
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https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/monitoring/sea-ice/2020/briefing-on-arctic-and-antarctic-sea-ice---august-2020
Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - August 2020 - Met Office
Alex West and Ed Blockley
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https://defiant.ac.uk/
Antarctic Sea Ice & Global Change
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https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/monitoring/sea-ice/2021/briefing-on-arctic-and-antarctic-sea-ice---july-2021
Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - July 2021 - Met Office
Alex West and Ed Blockley
arctic and antarcticsea icejuly 2021briefing
https://www.futurity.org/mosasaur-extinct-antarctica-sea-lizard-fossil-egg-2390392/
Antarctic sea lizard laid mystery fossil named 'The Thing' - Futurity
Jun 22, 2020 - "It is from an animal the size of a large dinosaur, but it is completely unlike a dinosaur egg."
antarctic seathe thinglizardlaidmystery
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/monitoring/sea-ice/2023/briefing-on-arctic-and-antarctic-sea-ice---june-2023
Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - June 2023 - Met Office
Alex West, Ed Blockley and Jeff Ridley
arctic and antarcticsea icejune 2023briefing
https://www.space.com/antarctic-sea-ice-at-record-low-feb-2022
Antarctic sea ice at record low in February, satellite data reveal | Space
Mar 25, 2022 - Antarctic sea-ice extent dropped to a record low in the satellite data in February, but it's likely due to natural variation.
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https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/phytoplankton-may-be-abundant-under-antarctic-sea-ice-study-suggests/
Phytoplankton May Be Abundant Under Antarctic Sea Ice, Study Suggests - NASA
Oct 2, 2023 - A decade ago, scientists on a NASA-sponsored ocean expedition found massive populations of phytoplankton blooming beneath sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Now
antarctic sea icemay bestudy suggestsphytoplanktonabundant
https://thefederalist.com/2014/06/19/did-newsweek-really-claim-antarctic-sea-ice-is-melting/
Did Newsweek Really Claim Antarctic Sea Ice Is Melting?
Jun 19, 2014 - Antarctic sea ice is undergoing dramatic long-term expansion despite a Newsweek article this week claiming the opposite.
antarctic sea icenewsweekreallyclaimmelting
https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/antarctic-sea-ice-total-melting
Antarctic sea ice extent reaches second-lowest extent on record | Fox Weather
According to NOAA satellite data, sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached an annual minimum extent of 768,000 square miles on Feb. 20, 2024. Antarctic sea ice...
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/antarctic-sea-ice-proxies-from-marine-and-ice-core-archives-suitable-for-reconstructing-sea-ice-over-the-past-2000-years/
Antarctic sea ice proxies from marine and ice core archives suitable for reconstructing sea ice...
Dramatic changes in sea ice have been observed in both poles in recent decades. However, the observational period for sea ice is short, and the climate models...
antarctic sea ice
https://observablehq.com/@mthh/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-anomaly?collection=@mthh/plot
Antarctic sea ice extent anomaly (1978 - today) / Matthieu Viry | Observable
Oct 30, 2023 - Reproduction (with Plot, as an exercise) of a graphic seen on reddit. First published on september 16, 2023. Updated on october 30, 2023. Direct link to data...
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https://www.livescience.com/23912-antarctica-sea-ice-record-image.html
Antarctic Sea Ice Hits New Record High | | Live Science
Oct 11, 2012 - Sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached a record maximum on Sept. 26, 2012, as recorded by satellite. Warming temperatures and stronger winds likely helped push...
antarctic sea icenew recordhigh livehitsscience
https://futurism.com/the-byte/antarctic-sea-ice-record-low
Welp, Scientists Say Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a Record Low
Sea ice in Antarctica has officially reached a record low, according to the latest findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
antarctic sea icewelpscientistssay
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/antarctic-sea-ice-4-record-lows-between-2022-and-2025/
Antarctic sea ice #4: record lows between 2022 and 2025 - British Antarctic Survey
Antarctic sea ice forms a critical part of the regional and global climate system [1] and is also a critical habitat [2]. Following the first signs of decline...
antarctic sea ice
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/monitoring/sea-ice/2020/briefing-on-arcctic-and-antarctic-sea-ice---june-2020
Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - June 2020 - Met Office
Alex West and Ed Blockley
arctic and antarcticsea icejune 2020briefing
https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks-for-second-straight-year/article/516271
Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight year - Digital Journal
Mar 30, 2021 - Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday, adding that it was not yet clear what was
antarctic sea iceshrinkssecondstraightyear
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083301.htm
Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Sea Life | ScienceDaily
Climate change is about to cause a major upheaval in the shallow marine waters of Antarctica. Predatory crabs are poised to return to warming Antarctic waters...
global warmingantarctic seathreatenslifesciencedaily
https://refractor.io/environment/100-year-old-expedition-logbooks-reveal-antarctic-sea-ice-patterns/
100-year-old expedition logbooks reveal Antarctic sea ice patterns
Dec 11, 2024 - In the early years of the 20th century, several teams of explorers were racing to reach a new frontier: the South Pole. Now 100 years later, their logbooks...
100 year oldantarctic sea iceexpeditionlogbooksreveal
https://www.bas.ac.uk/blogpost/ship-blog-sea-ice-science-and-wildlife/
SHIP BLOG: Sea ice, science, and wildlife - British Antarctic Survey
Aug 23, 2016 - Investigating the Southern Ocean Oceanographers Dan Jones and Erik MacKie are onboard the RRS James Clark Ross carrying out a hydrographic survey in the...
sea icebritish antarcticshipblogscience
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hidden-antarctic-lakes-sea-level-rise
Hidden Antarctic lakes could supercharge sea level rise
Apr 21, 2025 - An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.
antarctic lakessea levelhiddencouldsupercharge
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200507130717.htm
Benthos in the Antarctic Weddell Sea in decline | ScienceDaily
Over the past quarter-century, changes in Antarctic sea-ice cover have had profound impacts on life on the ocean floor.
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https://www.grida.no/resources/3155
Glacier ice and sea ice, Antarctic Peninsula | GRID-Arendal
Unlike the Arctic, which at its center is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive ice sheet on...
glacier iceantarctic peninsulaseagridarendal
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/explorers-hunt-ancient-antarctic-ice-to-track-sea-level-rise
Explorers hunt ancient antarctic ice to track sea-level rise | Daily Sabah
Nov 3, 2025 - An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old....
sea level riseantarctic ice
https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/scoobies/
Scotia Sea open-ocean biological laboratories - British Antarctic Survey
Dec 8, 2025 - SCOOBIES makes long-term observations of key Earth system indicators in the Southern Ocean. These observations are vital for both UK and global science.
scotia seaopen oceanbiological laboratoriesbritish antarcticsurvey
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/12/1635
A Model-Based Climatology of Low-Level Jets in the Weddell Sea Region of the Antarctic
Low-level jets (LLJs) are climatological features in polar regions. It is well known that katabatic winds over the slopes of the Antarctic ice sheet are...
https://www.livescience.com/50393-icefin-robot-antarctica.html
Robot Reveals Sea Life Thriving Beneath Antarctic Ice | Live Science
Apr 6, 2015 - A new remote underwater robot has explored Antarctica's Ross Sea and filmed strange and unusual creatures living below the ice on the seafloor.
sea lifeantarctic icerobotrevealsthriving
https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/SeabedAntarctic/
Underwater Robot Sheds New Light on Antarctic Sea Ice - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say...
antarctic sea ice
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/2024-antarctic-sea-ice-winter-maximum-second-lowest-record
2024 Antarctic sea ice winter maximum second lowest on record | NOAA Climate.gov
The sea ice in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica sea ice probably reached its winter maximum extent on September 19, 2024. It was second smallest of the...
antarctic sea ice
https://www.popsci.com/environment/giant-antarctic-sea-spiders-mystery/
Giant Antarctic sea spiders' reproductive mystery solved after 140 years of confusion | Popular...
These large invertebrates are fairly devoted dads.
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/limited-polar-low-sensitivity-to-sea-surface-temperature/
Limited polar low sensitivity to sea-surface temperature - British Antarctic Survey
The sensitivity of the intensity of polar lows to changes in the sea-surface temperature (SST) is investigated. This is done by using an axisymmetric...
sea surface temperaturepolar lowbritish antarcticlimitedsensitivity
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2014/06/30/imagine-45-days-after-predicted-irreversible-collapse-antarctic-sea
Imagine That: 45 Days After Predicted 'Irreversible Collapse,' Antarctic Sea Ice Sets New Record |...
Hank Paulson, whose claim to fame in the public sector is panicking and browbeating the nation and its Washington politicians into accepting the Troubled Asset...
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/evolution-of-the-scotia-sea-region-relevance-to-broad-band-seismology/
Evolution of the Scotia Sea region: relevance to broad-band seismology - British Antarctic Survey
This paper reports briefly an attempt to examine the tectonic evolution of the Scotia Sea region, in the context of the use of broad-band seismological...
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/surface-factors-controlling-the-volume-of-accumulated-labrador-sea-water/
Surface factors controlling the volume of accumulated Labrador Sea Water - British Antarctic Survey
We explore historical variability in the volume of Labrador Sea Water (LSW) using ECCO, an ocean state estimate configuration of the Massachusetts Institute of...
labrador sea water
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-starting-to-figure-out-why-there-are-mysterious-holes-in-the-antarctic-sea-ice
We're Starting to Figure Out Why There Are Mysterious Holes in The Antarctic Sea Ice : ScienceAlert
Jun 11, 2019 - The crust of floating ice that forms over Antarctica's Weddell Sea every winter is home to a baffling mystery.
https://nsidc.org/sea-ice-today/analyses/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-hits-third-low-row
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row | National Snow and Ice Data Center
On February 20, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers (768,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent in...
https://iucn.org/news/marine-and-polar/201611/antarctic-ocean-breakthrough-ross-sea-become-worlds-largest-marine-protection-area
Antarctic Ocean breakthrough: Ross Sea to become world's largest marine protection area | IUCN
Jun 27, 2022 - The Ross Sea, considered by many scientists as the last intact marine ecosystem on the planet, is the first protected area in Antarctica, and home to most of...
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/a-novel-and-low-cost-sea-ice-mass-balance-buoy/
A novel and low cost sea ice mass balance buoy - British Antarctic Survey
The understanding of sea ice mass balance processes requires continuous monitoring of the seasonal evolution of the ice thickness. While autonomous ice mass...
ice mass balance buoy
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.sealevel/antarctic-ice-sea-level-change/
Antarctic Ice: Sea Level Change | Grades 6-8, 9-12 Science Teaching and Lesson Resources
What would happen if a portion of the Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt? This video segment from NOVA uses animations to show the effect of a 6-meter sea-level...
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/glacial-meltwater-identification-in-the-amundsen-sea/
Glacial meltwater identification in the Amundsen Sea - British Antarctic Survey
Pine Island Ice Shelf, in the Amundsen Sea, is losing mass because of warm ocean waters melting the ice from below. Tracing meltwater pathways from ice shelves...
glacial meltwaterin theamundsen seabritish antarcticidentification
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/as-antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks-iconic-emperor-penguins-are-in-more-peril-than-we-thought
Antarctic Crisis: Emperor Penguins Face Increased Threats from Shrinking Sea Ice
Antarctic Sea Ice: Emperor penguins face increased peril as early ice melt disrupts breeding cycles, threatening chick survival and colony numbers.
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/impact-of-surface-wind-biases-on-the-antarctic-sea-ice-concentration-budget-in-climate-models/
Impact of surface wind biases on the Antarctic sea ice concentration budget in climate models -...
We derive the terms in the Antarctic sea ice concentration budget from the output of three models, and compare them to observations of the same terms. Those...
https://www.grida.no/resources/3200
Sea ice and shelf ice, Antarctic Peninsula | GRID-Arendal
Unlike the Arctic, which at its center is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive ice sheet on...
sea iceantarctic peninsulashelfgridarendal
https://www.llnl.gov/article/42596/scientists-identify-enzymes-create-highly-toxic-form-mercury-antarctic-sea-ice
Scientists identify enzymes that create a highly toxic form of mercury in Antarctic sea ice |...
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) assisted a team from the University of Melbourne in discovering how methylmercury enters the...
https://www.ecowatch.com/antarctica-microplastics-sea-ice-2645809545.html?rebelltitem=4
Microplastics Found in Antarctic Sea Ice Samples for First Time, Scientists Say - EcoWatch
Dec 9, 2021 - For the first time, microscopic plastic pollution has been found in Antarctic sea ice samples collected more than a decade ago, suggesting that microplastic...
antarctic sea ice
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/sea-ice-anomaly-in-the-antarctic-by-month
Sea ice anomalies in the Antarctic by month - Our World in Data
An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.
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https://www.bgr.com/science/sea-monsters-antarctica-plesiosaurs-discovery/
Paleontologists Confirm These Ancient Sea Monsters Once Patrolled Antarctic Waters
Dec 22, 2017 - For the first time ever, scientists have discovered the 150-million-year-old remains of a well known dinosaur species in Antarctica. The discovery reveals that...
sea monsterspaleontologistsconfirmancientantarctic
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak-mv-hondius-west-africa-who-cases-2906901-2026-05-05
Trapped with a virus: How hantavirus turned an Antarctic cruise into horror at sea - India Today
May 5, 2026 - The WHO said all affected passengers fell ill between April 6 and 28, with symptoms that rapidly progressed to pneumonia and acute respiratory distress.