Beneath the Ice: Hidden Currents Driving Antarctica’s Rapid Melt
Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea levels. A new study published…
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Antarctic Pollution Crisis: Microplastics Found To Be a Greater Threat Than Known
It’s not the first study on microplastics in Antarctica that researchers from the University of Basel and the Alfred-Wegener Institute (AWI) have conducted. However, data…
The Race To Save Antarctica’s Meteorites From Climate Change
Antarctica harbors numerous large meteorite concentrations at its surface, and as such, the icy continent contains an unparalleled wealth of information on our Solar System,…
Melting Away History: How Climate Change Is Erasing Our Cosmic Heritage
Using artificial intelligence, satellite observations, and climate model projections, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Belgium calculate that for every tenth of a degree…
Midnight Ice: Landsat Unlocks Polar Mysteries With Night Vision
Landsat satellites have begun regularly acquiring images of ice at the poles during the winter, with enlightening results. Scientists that study polar ice have realized…
Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Edge As Scientists Race To Understand
The Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica has been showing signs of instability, with significant ice breakups and changes monitored closely by scientists. Recent satellite imagery…
Chilling Reality: Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Near-Historic Lows
Sea ice coverage reached its seasonal minimum in February 2024, tying with 2022 for the second-lowest extent in the satellite record. In the waters around…
Antarctica’s Hidden Oasis: Scientists Identify Potential Pockets of Life in a Sea of Ice
Research led by the University of Otago suggests that the expansion of open water areas within Antarctica’s sea ice, known as polynyas, could potentially enable…
Unlocking the Secrets of Thwaites: The Glacier That’s Rewriting Climate History
Nestled within the immense wilderness of Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier stretches impressively across approximately 80 miles on the continent’s western frontier. Despite its monumental scale,…
Antarctica Unpinned: Unlocking the Secrets of Thinning Ice Shelves
New research shows that while some Antarctic ice shelves have been thinning since at least the 1970s, widespread thinning accelerated in the 1990s. For many…
Unexpected Thaw: Stanford Scientists Uncover Looming Crisis in East Antarctica
In a changing climate, the increasing meltwater from Antarctica is anticipated to play a major role in sea level rise. However, the bulk of scientific…
Future Warnings: Ice Cores Reveal Sudden Antarctic Collapse 8,000 Years Ago
Researchers discovered rapid ice loss in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 8,000 years ago, signaling potential future risks under global warming. Researchers from the University…
The Mysterious Disappearance of an Underwater Explorer in Antarctica
The unmanned underwater vehicle Ran has gone missing under a glacier in Antarctica. The vehicle, owned by the University of Gothenburg, is one of three…
Point of No Return: Major Antarctic Glacier Has Gone Through an Irreversible Retreat
The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has experienced an irreversible retreat, crossing a tipping point in the past 80 years, according to a recent…
Marine Chemistry Gone Awry: The Doubling Acidity of Antarctic Ecosystems
Antarctica’s coastal waters may see a 100% increase in acidity by 2100, endangering marine life, according to a new study. Reducing CO2 emissions is crucial…
Frozen in Time: The Eternal Winter Island in Antarctica
The Antarctic island served as a winter base for early 20th-century polar explorers. Topped year-round with a layer of ice, Antarctica’s Argentine Islands display a…
Antarctica’s Last Chance: Urgent Climate Measures Needed To Avert Ice Sheet Disaster, Researchers Warn
New research from Northumbria University suggests that there is a limited time frame before irreversible, large-scale ice loss begins in Antarctica. According to two recent…
Geoengineering Antarctica: Can Aerosol Injection Save the Ice?
Climate Engineering Could Slow Antarctic Ice Loss Scattering sunlight-reflecting particles in the atmosphere could slow rapid melting in West Antarctica and reduce the risk of…