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

Scientists trace many of the fastest retreats to warm ocean water eroding ice shelves from below.

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

Study Warns Choices This Decade Could Set Antarctic Peninsula on Irreversible Ice-Loss Path

Deep Mantle Flow Built Antarctica’s Extreme Gravity Low, Which Intensified 50–30 Million Years Ago

Josefina Castellví, First Woman to Lead an Antarctic Base, Dies at 90

Prince William Named Patron of Max Worsley’s 2026 South Pole Trek

Asisi’s 360-Degree ‘Antarktis’ Panorama Premieres Jan. 24 at Leipzig’s Panometer

National Geographic Sets January Premiere for ‘Pole to Pole with Will Smith’ as Trailer Debuts

Antarctic Melt to Drive Uneven Sea-Level Rise, New Studies Warn

U.S. Accelerates Arctic Icebreaker Build After DHS Flags Unprecedented Chinese Presence

Arctic Diatoms Glide at −15 °C, Setting Record for Eukaryotic Motility

Antarctic Sea Ice Has Entered an Abrupt Regime Shift, Nature Study Finds

Antarctica Shows Signs of Abrupt Shift, With West Antarctic Ice Near Tipping Point

Scientists Confirm Upward-Draining Subglacial Flood in Greenland Ice Sheet

Earth Logs 1.34-Millisecond Day, Its Second-Shortest on Record

Southern Ocean Salinity Spike Fuels Antarctic Ice Melt Loop

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

King Charles Records Midwinter Message to Antarctic Researchers

Scientists Use Bubble Patterns to Encode Data in Ice

May 2025 Becomes Second Warmest May on Record