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Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Antarctic expeditioners have returned to Australia with intel about potentially new species and a rapidly melting glacier, plus 500,000-year-old sediment.

AAP · May 8, 2025

Earth may not have gotten its water how we thought, controversial meteorite study suggests

A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study hints.

LiveScience · May 5, 2025

‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier

Scientists on Union glacier in Antarctica fear the region is reaching a dangerous tipping point

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025

Tiny dips in sea level reveal flow of climate-regulating underwater waterfalls

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of metres below. These hidden waterfalls are a key part of the global ocean’s overturning circulation – a vast conveyor belt of…

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025

How insects and the smallest animals survive Antarctica

In Antarctica’s freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most intense battles against the environment are waged by the smallest of creatures.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2025

Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica’s deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what’s driving its ice loss.

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025

Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work

Visitors to Australia are often shocked at having to declare an apple or wooden item under our biosecurity policies. Biosecurity policies are used to keep out pest species and diseases. But they’re expensive to uphold and people can question their worth.

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2025

Antarctic ice informs search for aliens

The Bedmap3 survey is bringing the polar continent into focus, which could help detect life on icy moons

Salon · Apr 5, 2025

U.S. imposes tariffs on uninhabited Antarctic Islands in latest trade move

In a surprising escalation of the ongoing global trade war, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States is imposing reciprocal tariffs on a collection of remote Antarctic territories, including the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands. The announcement, made during a press conference, is part of a broader…

The Times of India · Apr 3, 2025

Researchers have worked out why we feel FOMO – and it’s not what you think

Imagine you’ve planned the trip of a lifetime for your animal-loving family: a cruise to Antarctica with the unique opportunity to view penguins, whales and other rare wildlife. Your adventure-loving kids can kayak through fjords, plunge into icy water and camp under the Antarctic sky.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025