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Strange Creatures Accidentally Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Shelf

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 JON PARTON
Antarctica, marine biology

Strange things can be found when one drills through nearly 3,000 feet of Antarctic ice.

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Environment International Science 

Iceberg Floats Toward South Georgia, Puts Wildlife at Risk

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Antarctica

A giant iceberg the size of the U.S. state of Delaware is floating toward the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, raising fears it could indirectly endanger young wildlife.

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Environment Science Technology 

Unmanned Drones Used for Antarctic Penguin Count

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
Antarctica, drones

Penguins are not the fastest birds on the planet, but try telling that to a researcher who’s taking a headcount of a massive colony in Antarctica.

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Environment International Science 

Antarctic Peninsula at Warmest in Decades: Study

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Antarctica, Climate change, Research

The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found.

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Environment Science 

Japanese Expedition Finds Unexpected Hot Spot in East Antarctica

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 MADELINE REYES
Antarctica, Climate change, sea levels

Scientists from Hokkaido University announced Monday they have discovered a region of high melting activity beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica responsible for an alarming rate of ice loss, which will give them better insight into predicting sea-level rise from glacial melting.

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Environment International Science 

Penguin Poop Spotted From Space Reveals Hidden Colonies

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Antarctica, birds, Research, satellite

British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space.

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Environment Science 

Scientists: East Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreated 400 Miles in Last Warm Period

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
Antarctica, Climate change, Research, sea levels

Scientists recently discovered that the East Antarctic ice sheet — the world’s largest reservoir of freshwater — retreated 435 miles during a warming period in which it was previously believed to have been stable.

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Environment International Science 

South Pole Warming Three Times Faster Than Rest of Planet

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 DANIEL CONRAD
Antarctica, Climate change, emissions, Greenhouse gas, Research

New research finds that the South Pole has heated up at three times the global average since 1989, likely due to changing temperatures in tropical seas and possibly intensified by greenhouse gas emissions.

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Environment Science 

Less Sea Ice Means Better Eating, Breeding for Antarctic Penguins

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
animals, Antarctica, Climate change

Ever the resourceful animal, Adélie penguins in eastern Antarctica made the best of a bad situation about three years ago during a warmer breeding season when there was less ice in their environment: they ate more food.

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Health International Science 

New Zealand Cuts Research to Keep Antarctica Virus-Free

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Antarctica, coronavirus, New Zealand, Research, Travel

New Zealand said Tuesday it will reduce its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually uninhabited continent free from Covid-19.

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Environment Science 

Antarctic Ice Sheets Capable of Retreating Up to 160 Feet a Day

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 MADELINE REYES
Antarctica, Climate change, Research

New research shows that by the end of the last Ice Age, the ice shelves around the Antarctic coastline were retreating at a baffling speed of more than 160 feet per day, much faster than the rates scientists observe today.

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Environment International Science 

Climate Change Is Turning Antarctica Green

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
algae, Antarctica, Climate change, Research

Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change color as green snow caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with increases in global temperatures, research showed Wednesday.

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Environment 

First Results From NASA Satellite Map 16 Years of Melting Ice Sheets

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
Antarctica, Climate change, NASA, oceans, Research

Perspective can mean the world when observing a melting glacier.

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Science 

Frog Fossils in Antarctica Offer Evidence of Warmer Past

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 BIANCA BRUNO
Antarctica, fossils, Frogs, history, Research

Frog fossils found for the first time in Antarctica provide evidence of a warm and temperate climate in the Antarctic Peninsula and the existence of freshwater habitats which supported the earliest known modern amphibians 40 million years ago.

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Environment Science 

Traces of Rainforest Found in West Antarctica

April 1, 2020April 3, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
Antarctica, Climate change, forests, Research

Researchers combing through soil samples in the South Pole found evidence that a vast rainforest stretched across West Antarctica nearly 90 million years ago, offering a first glimpse into prehistoric climate in Earth’s southernmost region.

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Environment International 

UN Assesses if Antarctica Temperature Reading Is Record High

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Antarctica, Climate change, heat, United Nations, Weather

The U.N. weather agency said Friday that an Argentine research base on the northern tip of Antarctica is reporting a temperature that, if confirmed, could be a record high for the icy continent.

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Environment Science 

Scientists Sound Alarm on Invasive Species in Antarctica

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 JON PARTON
Antarctica, fish, invasive species, Research, tourism

As tourism and scientific research grows in the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers revealed Monday a host of non-native species likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula and create new problems amid an already fragile ecosystem.

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International 

Plane That Vanished en Route to Antarctica Found

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Antarctica, ap6, Aviation, crash, South America

Searchers combing Antarctic seas have recovered parts of a military transport plane and human remains belonging to some of the 38 people aboard who vanished en route to the frozen continent, Chilean officials said Thursday.

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Environment Science 

Scientists Map What Lies Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Sheet

December 12, 2019December 13, 2019 CARSON McCULLOUGH
Antarctica, Climate change, Research

Scientists have revealed the most detailed map of the land beneath the massive ice sheets of Antarctica – a map that offers significant insight into how the continent will respond to climate change and contribute to rising sea levels, according to a new scientific study. 

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International 

Plane Missing With 38 on Way to Antarctica

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Antarctica, ap5, Aviation, rescue, South America

Chile’s air force lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country’s base in Antarctica, and authorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic about the aircraft’s fate.

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