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Scientists Confirm Deepest Gas Hydrate Seep in Arctic at 3,640 Meters

Researchers urge safeguards for vulnerable Arctic seafloor habitats following verification of the ultra‑deep Freya seep.

NOAA’s 2025 Arctic Report Card: Hottest Year on Record, Record-Low Winter Sea Ice

Microplastics Found in Antarctica’s Only Native Insect, Study Shows

Robot Float Returns First Under-Ice Readings From East Antarctic Shelves

Hi Fly Completes First Airbus A330 Landing in Antarctica

Space Dust Reveals 30,000 Years of Arctic Sea-Ice Shifts

Study Finds Record Retreat of Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier

Scientists Date Antarctica’s Oldest Ice and Air to 6 Million Years at Allan Hills

Oldest Directly Dated Ice Found in Antarctica Is 6 Million Years Old

ROV Footage Reveals Geometric Fish Nest Fields on Antarctic Seafloor

Freshening Keeps Southern Ocean a Carbon Sink—for Now, AWI Study Finds

Arctic Sea Ice Hits 2025 Minimum, Tying 10th-Lowest Extent on Record

Megaberg A23a Rapidly Disintegrates, Loses Crown as Largest Iceberg

Nature Review Finds Abrupt, Interlinked Antarctic Shifts With Global Consequences

New Zealand Air Force Completes High-Risk Midwinter Medevac From McMurdo Station

NASA Models Find Greenland Meltwater Runoff Spurs 15–40% Phytoplankton Growth

Scientists Confirm Upward-Draining Subglacial Flood in Greenland Ice Sheet

Antarctic’s 1.5-Million-Year Ice Cores Reach Europe for Analysis

First Continuous Record Links Wordie Ice Shelf Collapse to Ocean Heat

Saltier Southern Ocean Fuels Antarctic Ice Loss as U.S. Data Cuts Loom