Turns Out, The Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Hiding An Abundant Ecosystem
Scientists explored the seafloor after an iceberg broke off the Antarctic ice sheet. They were shocked by what they found.
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Four New Emperor Penguin Colonies Were Spotted in Antarctica From Space — Thanks to Their Poop
The discovery of these penguin colonies might sound like good news, but the joy won't last long as climate change surges.
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Discovery of Immense Methane Leaks in Antarctica
A new discovery of methane leaks in Antarctica could be a game-changer and potential near-term threat that’s difficult to ...
World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina
A creak, a thunderous roar, and then the plunge: Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier calves several times a day, as hundreds of ...
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With climate change, cryosphere melt scales up as a threat to planetary health
Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: a clear sign of climate change and a planet ...
Map Shows What Antarctica Will Look Like Without Ice
Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...
Southern Elephant Seals Are Adaptable But They Struggle When Faced With Both Rapid Climate Change And Human Impacts
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...
Frozen Planet II
Antarctica is the most hostile of all earth's frozen worlds. Yet even here, amongst some of the most challenging conditions ...
The Roanoke Times5d
Two weeks after ice storm, much of Blue Ridge Parkway still closed
Most of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia remains closed as crews work to clear the roadway of trees downed by snow and ice storms earlier this month. Of the 217 miles of the scenic highway in ...
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CBC Climate Correspondent Has Her Own Mission on Scientific Voyage to Antarctica
A mission of “science diplomacy” has taken a team of Canadian scientists to Antarctica. The CBC’s International Climate ...
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Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats
A member of a South African research team that is confined for more than a year at an isolated Antarctica base was put under psychological evaluation there after he ...
Swimmer Lewis Pugh braves near-freezing waters to protect them
He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.