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Antarctica

Ice Sheets Research Stations West Antarctica Ecosystems Glaciers Weddell Sea Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelves Icebergs West Antarctic Ice Sheet

First Observations Show Warm Deep Ocean Water Moving Toward Antarctica

The shift threatens ice shelves by delivering warm water under them.

Antarctica’s A-23A Megaberg Disintegrates After Nearly 40 Years

Antarctic Megaberg A23a Enters Final Weeks as Fragments Melt in the South Atlantic

New Antarctic Grounding-Line Record Finds 12,820 km² Ice Loss as West Antarctic Glaciers Retreat

Antarctic Grounding Line Has Lost About 13,000 Square Kilometers Since 1992, Study Finds

30-Year Map Finds 12,800 km² of Antarctic Grounded Ice Lost as 77% of Coastline Holds

Satellite Images Show Emperor Penguins Squeezed Into Shrinking Moulting Sites

Argentina Touts Petrel Runway Progress as Antarctic Air Access Expands

Scientists Recover Record Sub-Ice Sediment Core Beneath West Antarctica

Emissions Path Will Dictate Antarctic Peninsula’s Fate, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

Scientists Recover Record 228-Meter Sub-Ice Sediment Core in West Antarctica

Record 228-Meter Core Recovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Points to Past Open Ocean

AIIMS Conducts Remote FAST Ultrasound at Antarctica’s Maitri With Indian-Built Telerobotics

Scientists Pitch Seabed Curtain to Slow Thwaites Glacier With Fjord Tests Planned

Instruments Jam in Thwaites Drill, First Readings Show Warm, Fast Water Below

French Duo Completes 4,000-Kilometer Kite-Ski Crossing of Antarctica for Climate Research

AIIMS Delhi Performs Live Telerobotic Ultrasound on Volunteers at Antarctica’s Maitri Station

Scientists Set Up Two-Week Grounding-Line Drill on Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

New High-Detail Map Reveals Hidden Rivers and Ridges Beneath Antarctica

Russian Mount Sidley Team Safe at Base Camp After Blizzard Reports