New study shows melting Antarctic ice adds only a small amount of iron to the ocean. Most iron comes from deep water and sea floor sediments.

Scientists testing a popular climate theory in Antarctica found that melting glaciers deliver far less iron to the ocean than ...

For scientists who study the Southern Ocean, a long-standing silver lining in the gloomy forecast of climate change has been ...

A popular climate theory suggested that melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, sparking algae blooms that pull carbon dioxide from the air. New field data from West Antarctica ...

It’s not easy to find silver linings amid the rapid, human-driven destabilization of Earth’s climate—though that hasn’t ...

Rutgers scientists found Antarctic glacier meltwater supplies far less iron than assumed, challenging a key theory on natural carbon dioxide removal.

Rachel Feltman: Antarctica is the largest, coldest desert on the planet, with snowfall dropping less than six inches of water there each year. But for such a dry place, Antarctica has an outsize ...

Iron fertilisation has long been touted as a glimmer of hope amid rising emissions – but a new study has seemingly debunked ...