The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere

Imagine you’re standing near the edge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, gazing out over the ocean, when the ice near you starts to melt very rapidly. A surge of meltwater flows into the ocean. Surprisingly, you watch the sea level fall – not rise.

The Conversation · May 24, 2024

Urgent meeting held at desolate Antarctica airbase amid fears over Russian control

The meeting comes amid media reports surrounding the discovery of massive oil reserves in Antarctica

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Satellite data reveals Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought

The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.

Space · May 23, 2024

Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.

The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.

LiveScience · May 3, 2024

The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry

A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, but there are fears the Kangei Maru could one day mean a return to hunting in the Southern Ocean

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024

A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.

Space · May 1, 2024

Longer-lasting ozone holes over Antarctica expose seal pups and penguin chicks to much more UV

New research found that instead of closing up during November, the hole in the Ozone layer over the Antarctica has stayed open well into December.

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2024

'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?

Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.

LiveScience · Apr 22, 2024

Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage

The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.

LiveScience · Apr 22, 2024

'Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge

In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge.

LiveScience · Apr 22, 2024