The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Scenic Group has issued a statement regarding the Scenic Eclipse II, which is operating on a long itinerary in the Ross Sea. "On January 17, 2026, Scenic Eclipse II was on a voyage in the Ross Sea near McMurdo Sound.

University of Utah mathematics and climate researchers are building new models for understanding the dynamics of sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think. Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, moves, breaks apart, reforms in ...

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.