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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...
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Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward “runaway melting” of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and...
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Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation failed to agree Friday on a roadmap for the creation of three new marine protected areas...
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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica triggered a tsunami warning but panic ensued when a message to abandon coastal...
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Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already “deeply”...
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Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting borders, grounding flights and locking down countries...
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The 1987 Montreal Protocol was designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by reducing the production and use of ozone-depleting substances called CFCs in...
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A thriving hotspot of some 1.5 million Adelie penguins has been discovered on the remote Danger Islands in the east Antarctic, surprised scientists announced...
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Midas researchers have been monitoring the state of the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the Eastern Rim of Antarctic Peninsula since October 2015 and...
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The comprehensive survey, the first in at least 24 years, was undertaken by Oceanites, a non-profit group that closely monitors penguins and other Antarctic...