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When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?

Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

LiveScience · Sep 8, 2024

The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters

At this time of year, as the sun rises over Antarctica, a “hole” opens up in Earth’s ozone layer.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024

Forgotten epidemic: with over 280 million birds dead how is the avian flu outbreak evolving?

New data reveals the virus has spread to endangered species in Antarctica – yet the H5N1’s risk to biodiversity, farming and human health is little explored

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

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The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

My favorite place in the world isn’t a fixed location. It’s the JOIDES Resolution, an internationally funded research ship that has spent its service life constantly on the move, from deep in the Antarctic to high in the Arctic.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024

What is Actually Happening to Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ — A New Study Offers An Entirely New Perspective

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it collapsed.

Inverse · Sep 1, 2024

Frozen continent vulnerable to invasive hitchhikers

Antarctica could be under threat from the arrival of non-native species and marine pollution from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, say Australian researchers.

AAP · Aug 23, 2024

Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica

The remote icy wilderness at the bottom of the world is exposed to pollution and foreign organisms on floating ocean debris.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

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Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it collapsed. It is already contributing about 4% of annual sea-level rise as it loses ice, and one theory suggests the glacier could soon begin to collapse into the ocean like…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Ecologists warn deadly H5N1 bird flu could arrive in Australia via Antarctica as preparations ramp up

Influx of highly pathogenic strain a case of ‘not if, but when’ and could devastate native wildlife, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

Scientists are preparing for the possibility a deadly strain of avian influenza arrives in Australia's Antarctic territories as soon as spring.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Earth from space: High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica

A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.

LiveScience · Aug 13, 2024

‘It shouldn’t be a bucket list place’: these people went to Antarctica. They hope you don’t

As Antarctic tourism grows, so does the environmental impact. Now scientists and artists who work on the continent hope to encourage us to admire from afar

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2024

First map of vegetation across Antarctica reveals a battle for the continent’s changing landscape

A tiny seed is stuck between loose gravel and coarse sand. There is nothing else alive around it. All it can see is a wall of ice reaching 20 metres up into the sky. It is cold. Survival is hard around here. In winter, it is dark even during the…

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024

Enigmatic Ice Structures Discovered Beneath Antarctica's Dotson Ice Shelf

Discoveries of mysterious structures under Antarctica's ice reveal potential sea level rise impacts. Researchers explore enigmatic ice formations for clima...

Top News · Aug 6, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave

Reported temperatures on continent in midwinter reach 28C above expectations on some days in July

AAP · Aug 1, 2024

Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

An inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia's interests has been told of the need for longer-term funding and issues around competing interests.

Inverse · Jul 31, 2024

An Underwater Drone Helped Scientists Explore the Final Glacial Frontier

A team of scientists deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to explore beneath Dotson ice shelf, on the western side of Antarctica.

LiveScience · Jul 31, 2024

Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice

The unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.

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The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024

10 times the aurora australis inspired remarkable works of art

Social media has once again lit up with the spectacle of aurora australis, also known as the Southern Lights, as it became visible in some skies across the southern states last night.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2024

Antarctic blast brings damaging winds and alpine blizzards to Victoria and NSW and possible snow in Queensland

Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

Shackleton’s wrecked Endurance to get extra protection

Ship that sank in 1915 is intact on the bed of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica and will be preserved in situ

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024

From Pole to Putney: Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's south west London house for sale at £6.5 million

The expedition leader wrote his memoir here before setting off on his most fateful journey

Salon · Jun 27, 2024

"Tipping point" for Antarctic ice melt

New research indicates we've been underestimating how damaging climate change is in the South Pole

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