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We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface is melting, floating ice shelves are collapsing and glaciers are flowing faster into the ocean.

The Conversation

Thank Pod For That: Huge Sighting Of Rare Antarctic Fin Whales

"After blue whales, fin whales are the largest whales in the world, and human beings have hunted both species to near-extinction."

Zenger

Staff needed on Australian Antarctic bases

The Australian Antarctic Program is searching for extra mechanics and communications technicians ready to take on the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

The book, titled South, has been signed by Ernest Shackleton’s second-in-command, Frank Wild.

The Independent UK

Spare parts lag sidelines Aust icebreaker

A delay in receiving spare parts to fix an unexpected issue has likely sidelined Australia's $529 million Antarctic icebreaker for the 2022/23 season.

AAP

Holey Unacceptable: Scientists Find Ozone Hole In Tropics Much Bigger Than In Antarctica

A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one over the Antarctic continent has been discovered sitting over the tropics – and has been there for over 30 years.

Zenger

Antarctic ice-core research holds lessons about drought patterns in WA's South-West

Ancient ice cores drilled from Antarctic glaciers shed light on why Western Australia's South-West region is experiencing a drought on a scale that has only occurred twice before in 2,000 years.

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Antarctica’s only native insect is being driven to extinction by global warming, scientists say

Increase of 2C in winter temperature could reduce the miniscule Antarctic midge’s chances of survival, study finds

The Independent UK

US accuses UK of exploiting Russia tensions to fish highly prized species

After Russia rejected agreed catch limits, Britain unilaterally licensed boats to hunt toothfish near Antarctica – a move the US says breaches international rules

The Guardian - UK

Winter solstice: Australia celebrates shortest day of the year with icy swims and lantern festivals

Antarctic researchers got in first with a dip in a sub-zero pool, but there are other feats of endurance, and creativity, to mark the shortest day of the year

The Guardian - AU

Is Migaloo ... dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years

It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit peak blubber to blubber as humpback whales migrate up Australia’s east and west coasts from Antarctic waters.

The Conversation

How five things David Knoff learnt from 537 days stranded in Antarctica can help you

Australian Antarctic station leader David Knoff spent 537 days isolated on the most-unforgiving continent when COVID-19 hit. Here are some takeaways from his experience that you can apply to everyday life.

ABC News

'We beg God for water': Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water for only two pools now remains.

Reuters

Viking Cruises plans epic voyage from Duluth to Antarctica and South America

Cruise passengers boarding the Viking Polaris in Duluth, Minnesota, in the autumn of 2023 will embark on an epic 71-day, eight-country, three-continent voyage that includes stops in Canada, New York City and Mexico, a transit of the Panama Canal and a week in Antarctica, before disembarking in Argentina.

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The Guardian - AU

Antarctic blast brings heavy snowfalls and huge swells to Australia’s south-east

Winds of up to 150km/h have battered Tasmania, with the wild weather leaving thousands without power

The Hindu

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow for first time

Snow samples were collected from the Ross Ice Shelf region

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Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow for first time

Tiny plastic particles were found in all 19 samples, representing "a serious threat to the Antarctic," researchers say.

The Guardian - AU

Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time

New Zealand researchers identified tiny plastics, which can be toxic to plants and animals, in 19 snow samples

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Ice world: Antarctica's riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic wedding cake, the frosting of snow on top of the world’s largest ice sheet looks smooth and unblemished, beautiful and perfectly white. Little swirls of snow dunes cover the surface.

The Guardian - AU

‘Hidden world’ of marine life discovered in Antarctic ‘river’ under ice

New Zealand scientists ‘jumping up and down’ at find during investigation of climate-induced melt of ice shelf

Bangkok Post

How to stop sea level rise at its source

'Ninety percent of ice flowing to the sea from the Antarctic ice sheet, and about half of that lost from Greenland, travels in narrow, fast ice streams measuring tens of kilometres or less across. Stemming the largest flows would allow the ice sheets to thicken, slowing or even reversing their…

Liverpool Echo

Mysterious sea creature washed up on Mersey beach that looks like a penguin

"We are in Liverpool not the Antarctic"

Inverse

Earth’s most extreme farms will help scientists grow food in space

Opinion: Antarctic research plays an important role for space to this day. Here's what we can learn from more than a century of research at the extremes of Earth.

The Conversation

Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extraterrestrial environments. On May 12, 2022, a team of scientists announced that they had successfully grown plants using lunar soil gathered during the Apollo moon…

Inverse

NASA’s plan to put humans back on the Moon hits yet another snag

In today's Inverse Daily, read science stories on NASA’s Moon woes, hidden delights under the Antarctica ice sheet, and female reproductive healthcare.

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