A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...

Yet the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has used the Southern Ocean name since 1999, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recognized it in February.

A new map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica provides the most accurate representation of this vast area to date. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern ...

An international team of scientists and cartographers has released the most detailed map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. It covers 48 million km² and includes the ...

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

Banner image: Adelie penguins hunt for fish in the cold waters of the Southern Ocean. (Credit: John Weller) This week, an international group of 10 scientists is calling for protective limits on ...

"In conducting our study, together with our colleagues from Norway, we analyzed more than 30,000 hours of echo sounder recordings collected by three krill fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean ...

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid. The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...

Chennai: India may soon enter the global commercial krill fishing industry by starting operations in the Antarctic or Southern Ocean. Officials said at least two Mumbai-based firms have come ...

A coastal bathymetry map shows the ocean's depth off the Florida Keys. Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey have developed a new method to measure ocean depth in shallow, near-shore environments.

Scientists have found some of the smallest animals in the ocean are having a big impact in the fight against climate change. Data being collected from the deep waters of the Southern Ocean is ...