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Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before.

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‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost sea ice similar to the size of Greenland. That ice hasn’t returned, marking the largest global environmental change during the past decade.

The Conversation

‘It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels’: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points

Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehend

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Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Lasershow in Antarctica

Antarctica. Snow, ice, penguins, polar explorers, and lasers… Wait, what? Laser welding and laser engraving machine were sent in freezing conditions to help workers of the Bellingshausen science station, and for that equipment was modified. These laser machines are the first of that type shipped to Antarctica.

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King Charles pays tribute to ‘resilience’ of Antarctic scientists facing 24 hours of darkness

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Charles pays tribute to ‘resilience’ of Antarctic research scientists

While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of darkness.

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At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior

As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the earliest days of Antarctic exploration: They will celebrate having made it through the growing…

The Conversation

Antarctic seal numbers falling drastically due to melting sea ice, research shows

British Antarctic Survey finds one breed of seal has declined by 54% since 1977

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious radio pulses detected high above Antarctica may be evidence of an exotic new particle, scientists say

A mystery signal detected high in the sky above Antarctica defies current models of physics and could represent a new particle, scientists say.

Space

As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought

When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put.

The Conversation

Satellite images show a dramatic decline in Antarctica's emperor penguin population — and it's happening faster than we thought (photos)

One region of the continent saw a 22% decline in emperor penguin numbers over 15 years.

Space

Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video

Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.

LiveScience

Antarctica ‘too wild for humans to rule’, says Shackleton medal winner

Environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan lauded for his work to establish continent’s legal status to protect its interests

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Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It’s expected to rise even further by 2100, as human-induced climate change intensifies. In fact, some studies predict a rise of up to 1.6 metres and possibly more due to the…

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Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it

Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometres of sea ice around the continent.

Space

NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?

An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say.

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Penguin poo creates clouds that help cool the planet, study finds

Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.

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Antarctica has its own ‘shield’ against warm water – but this could now be under threat

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water further north. But our new research shows Antarctica’s melting ice is disrupting this current, putting the continent’s last line of defence at risk.

International Business Times

The Surprising Climate Power Of Penguin Poo

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.

LiveScience

World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

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‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: how polar words explain a changing world

Most of us know there’s more than one version of English. What English people call a tap, Americans call a faucet; New Zealand’s jandals are Australia’s thongs. As well as British English, there are regional versions of Australian English, New Zealand English, and a significant number of other versions of…

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NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?

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What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

The Conversation

As Donald Trump cuts funding to Antarctica, will the US be forced off the icy continent?

President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his nation’s science and logistics on the icy continent.

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