Large Swath of Antarctic Ice Shelf at Risk of Collapse
A new study took a close look at what happens if climate change accelerates and continues to chip away at the floating ice shelves of Antarctica.
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Strange Creatures Accidentally Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Shelf
Strange things can be found when one drills through nearly 3,000 feet of Antarctic ice.
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Iceberg Floats Toward South Georgia, Puts Wildlife at Risk
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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Unmanned Drones Used for Antarctic Penguin Count
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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Antarctic Peninsula at Warmest in Decades: Study
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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Japanese Expedition Finds Unexpected Hot Spot in East Antarctica
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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Penguin Poop Spotted From Space Reveals Hidden Colonies
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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Scientists: East Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreated 400 Miles in Last Warm Period
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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South Pole Warming Three Times Faster Than Rest of Planet
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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Less Sea Ice Means Better Eating, Breeding for Antarctic Penguins
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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New Zealand Cuts Research to Keep Antarctica Virus-Free
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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Antarctic Ice Sheets Capable of Retreating Up to 160 Feet a Day
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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Climate Change Is Turning Antarctica Green
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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First Results From NASA Satellite Map 16 Years of Melting Ice Sheets
Perspective can mean the world when observing a melting glacier.
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Frog Fossils in Antarctica Offer Evidence of Warmer Past
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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Traces of Rainforest Found in West Antarctica
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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UN Assesses if Antarctica Temperature Reading Is Record High
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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Scientists Sound Alarm on Invasive Species in Antarctica
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.
Read morePlane That Vanished en Route to Antarctica Found
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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Scientists Map What Lies Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Sheet
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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