"Global mercury pollution and climate change are not independent environmental problems." ...

When it comes to hotspots of toxic heavy metal pollution, Antarctica probably doesn’t come to mind. This remote region is nowhere close to any major city or industrial facility, and yet, mercury is ...

According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ...

By Francesco De Augustinis On Aug. 12, for the second year in a row, the krill fishery in the Southern Ocean closed early ...

The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested so much so quickly that the season had to close in August 2026, ...

Study finds mercury accumulation in Antarctic Peninsula sediments has risen 160% since industrialisation, while glacier ...

Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than 10-fold over the last four decades, new research shows. The Antarctic Peninsula, like many polar regions, is warming faster than ...

A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of the lowest layers of ...

A surreal phenomenon is unfolding in one of the most barren, mystifying regions on Earth, and according to a recent article from NASA, scientists say that it could be a new byproduct of global warming ...

Glaciers – giant blocks of moving ice – along Antarctica’s coastline are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers. On average, the ...