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New research shows that extremely cold temperatures have stripped the Arctic atmosphere of most of its protective ozone. An Arctic ozone hole could be formed for the first time and the effects could be felt as far south as New York.
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Three special sets of scales are now weighing penguins in the Antarctic without the animals having to be anywhere near humans.
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The numbers alone are staggering. Antarctica’s Gamburtsev mountains are 2500 metres above sea level. They’re also under hundreds of metres of ice at their shallowest points. Discovered by a Soviet team in the 50s, they’ve now been mapped.
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A new finding that the eastern Antarctic ice sheet is losing a lot more ice than previously thought has re-ignited debate over projections for sea level rises. The ice sheet, if it disappeared, could add 5 metres to sea levels.
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British scientists are using satellite imagery to track the emperor penguins' colonies by following their poop. Because of their natural camouflage, traditional techniques make it hard to locate and track them.
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A study in the journal Science has found that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet would change the focus of the planet's gravitational field and sea levels would rise disproportionately around North America and the Indian Ocean.
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Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research.
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The Obama Administration is seeking mandatory Antarctic touring limits, in a move to protect the fragile Antarctic environment.
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An Antarctic ice bridge that connected two islands has shattered. The event happened on Saturday. Satellite images from the European Space Agency have shown the location of the ice bridge snap.
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A five-nation scientific team has published new evidence that even a slight rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide affects the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS).
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An ambitious plan to explore a vast lake trapped beneath the Antarctic ice is a step closer to becoming reality.
Training begins for a pioneering UK project to search for life in a lake hidden beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet.
Russian scientists are reporting success in their quest to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of liquid water buried under the Antarctic ice.
An explosion caused by a fire at a Brazilian research station in the Antarctic leaves two soldiers dead and one injured, the Brazilian military says.
 Scientists warn that seeds attached to Antarctic tourists and researchers are bringing invasive plant species that could potentially threaten the southern continent's ecosystems.
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One hundred years ago, the so-called Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration was at its height. Men like Scott, Shackleton,...
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