Scientists have known for decades that the Earth's rising temperature, and particularly warming oceans, were melting the ...

Fifteen-hundred academics, researchers, and scientists specializing in Antarctica met to share cutting-edge research. Reports at the conference exposed new dimensions of the Antarctic risk profile ...

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Scientists have been gaining insight into an ancient and concealed world beneath Antarctica's ice sheet through use of satellite observations and ice-penetrating radar. If reports are to go by, in ...

Antarctica, however, was more or less out of reach. No more. Climate change has become our species’ great destructive equalizer, leaving no part of the planet safe from the harm we do.

Antarctica's unique ecosystems are increasingly at risk from non-native marine species and pollution carried from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, according to a new study published in Global ...

Antarctica, which is nearly four times the size of the United States, is almost entirely covered by a miles-thick layer of ice. But the South Pole hasn't always been frozen. So when was the ...

MONTEREY – As marine biology students and teachers, the braintrust that would later become founders of the Monterey Bay Aquarium were well acquainted with aquariums and zoos around the world.

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While that scenario is extreme, it shows how much water is stored in Antarctica and how important it is to our climate. Antarctic ice sheets are the thermostat of the planet, and that thermostat ...

Visitors can also explore the myriad exhibits, such as the 28-foot-tall Kelp Forest – one of the tallest aquarium exhibits in the world – or Into the Deep, which showcases North America's ...

Aquariums, meanwhile, show you the most interesting creatures that live underwater or splash above it. At both, you can learn about diverse ecosystems, rare and endangered species, and how these ...