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The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Experience: I sort the post in Antarctica

I have the nicest commute. I pass seals on an iceberg and penguins

The Guardian - UK

Antarctica's past — and future — melt

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet once shrank by 450 meters. Climate change is repeating history

Salon

Submersible goes missing while exploring Antarctic's 'Doomsday Glacier,' concerns arise

A submersible called Ran, used for exploring the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, has gone missing, raising concerns in the scientific community.

Top News

New emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica after guano spotted from space

Emperor penguins are the largest but least prevalent Antarctic penguin species, with scientists estimating a total population of about 600,000

The Guardian - AU

Labour MP stirred by disappearing Antarctic ice and her father’s legacy

Anna McMorrin says Labour ‘absolutely determined’ on net zero after visiting Antarctica and finding report by her father, a polar researcher

The Guardian - UK

Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns

Exclusive: Prof Matt King says accelerated melting could transform country and affect viability of some agricultural industries

The Guardian - AU

Australian woman runs record-breaking 1,300km Antarctica ultramarathon

Donna Urquhart takes 26 days to break the endurance record in some of the harshest conditions on Earth

Advnture

Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature

When I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no permanent human population? Surely a dozen or so books would cover it.

The Conversation

British Army officer becomes fastest woman to ski across Antarctica

British Army medical officer, Captain Harpreet Chandi, becomes fastest woman to ski solo across Antarctica, inspiring others to step outside their comfort ...

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Bird Flu Causes Mass Deaths In Fur And Elephant Seal Populations Near Antarctica

Just last week, authorities confirmed that a polar bear in Alaska died after contracting bird flu.

Advnture

Woman sets new world speed ski record to reach South Pole

Preet Chandi is a day quicker for solo and unsupported Antarctic crossing

The Conversation

A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results

Climate scientists don’t like surprises. It means our deep understanding of how the climate works isn’t quite as complete as we need. But unfortunately, as climate change worsens, surprises and unprecedented events keep happening.

Evening Standard

How to do Antarctica in style: On board the world’s most luxurious icebreaker

A plush, ice-breaking ship — complete with a spa and Michelin-star menu — is making polar exploration in the white continent chicer and more accessible than ever, says Nicola Moyne

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Inverse

A Glaciologist Reveals What We Still Don’t Understand About Polar Ice

Climate change is leading to more rapid melting of polar ice, and the race is on to determine when, where, and how polar ice sheets will collapse.

Marie Claire

Why Antarctica should be at the top of your travel bucket list in 2024

Ponant’s plush new icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot, is making the white continent more accessible – and luxurious – than ever

The Guardian - AU

Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’

Study after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results

The Independent UK

British soldier ‘Polar Preet’ claims record for fastest woman to ski alone across Antarctica

Captain Harpreet Chandi already broke two Guinness World Records for polar exploration last year but now claims she has a third

LiveScience

10 controversies that 'broke' science in 2023

Get the popcorn ready as we wrap up this year's most hotly debated science stories.

Space

10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023

2023 was another eventful year for our planet, delivering broken climate records, unprecedented weather disasters and worrisome studies.

LiveScience

When did Australia become a continent?

After the supercontinent Panagea broke up around 200 million years ago, how long did it take for Australia to emerge as its own continent?

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