Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice ‘regime shift’
Antarctic sea ice extent has reached record lows in recent years Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Scientists…
For Antarctic Penguins, Molting Can Now Be Deadly
Emperor penguins can’t skip their annual wardrobe change, and that may now be killing them. A new…
Could Melting Glaciers Actually Slow Climate Change?
It’s not easy to find silver linings amid the rapid, human-driven destabilization of Earth’s climate—though that hasn’t stopped…
Why This Part of Antarctica Bleeds Blood Red
In 1911, Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor discovered the Blood Falls—an odd, blood-red flow of saltwater seeping out…
The Last Mystery of Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Has Finally Been Solved
There is a corner of Antarctica that looks like something out of a David Cronenberg movie. It’s located…
‘Irreversible on any human timescale’: Scientist reveals best and worst-case scenario for Antarctica
Scientists have highlighted just how high the stakes are as human-made climate change continues to rapidly warm Antarctica.…
Sleeper shark caught swimming past camera for first time in Antarctica
An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to…
Antarctica’s ‘Gravity Hole’ Has Been Quietly Growing Stronger
For a long time, scientists knew of a “gravity hole” beneath Antarctica—an area with particularly weak gravitational force.…
First solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, giving penguins and researchers a ‘great show’
NEW YORK (AP) — The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will…
‘We let [it] slip out through our fingers’
With Antarctica added to the list, the bird flu has officially wreaked havoc on every continent but Oceania.…
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelf NASA/Brooke Medley A large and…
Scientists Tried Drilling Into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ But the Ice Had Other Plans
One of Earth’s most dangerous glaciers has claimed a victim: a suite of instruments that became trapped deep…