Known as A23a, the 1,400-square-mile iceberg had been stuck on the ocean floor near Antarctica for 37 years after splitting in 1986 from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf. But it began to ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which alters the aquatic animal ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

THE September Monthly Meteorological Ohart 01 the Indian Ocean, published by the British Meteorological Office, contains a most useful account of the icebergs of the Southern Ocean, as reported by ...

After being stuck for a long time, the jumbo iceberg is now drifting in the Southern Ocean. Scientists and satellites are tracking the berg’s movements to see how it might impact the ecosystems ...

The formation, movement and melting of icebergs offer insights into some of the most extreme areas of the cryosphere, like Antarctica and Greenland.

Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean. Maybe they might be as large as a house. The famous iceberg was big enough to sink the Titanic in 1912. However, ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which alters the aquatic ...