When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted…
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Antarctic seal populations are drastically declining as the sea ice melts around them, new research has shown. Researchers from the…
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A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle…
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Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a…
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The ammonia from the guano does not form the particles but supercharges the process that does, Boyer said. “It’s really…
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that…
Read More »Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting…
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Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET on February 28, 2025 Field research in Antarctica is an extended exercise in endurance. Grant…
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A young Antarctic minke whale has treated ferry passengers to a rare spectacle after surfacing beside a wharf to the…
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