Scientists reveal that Antarctica’s ocean current formed slowly and needed winds, ice, and shifting continents to shape Earth’s climate.
A vast ocean current encircling Antarctica—more powerful than all the world’s rivers combined—played a surprisingly complex role in shaping Earth’s climate.
About 34 million years ago, Antarctica began to freeze. For decades, scientists believed a single geological event set that ...
Thirty-four million years ago, Antarctica was not yet the frozen continent we know. Forests still clung to its margins, and ...
The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet. Researchers led by ...