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Vast Winter Sea Ice Missing Off West Antarctica, Raising Threat to Thwaites Ice Shelf

Researchers say the large mid‑June loss of winter ice exposes floating shelves to warmer ocean water, increasing the risk of near‑term shelf break‑up and ecological harm.

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Polarstern Returns From 183-Day Antarctic Mission With New Data and a New Island

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

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5mo ago

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

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

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5mo ago

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

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

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5mo ago

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

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6mo ago

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

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6mo ago

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

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

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8mo ago

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

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8mo ago

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

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

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Vast Winter Sea Ice Missing Off West Antarctica, Raising Threat to Thwaites Ice Shelf

Polarstern Returns From 183-Day Antarctic Mission With New Data and a New Island

Two New Studies Show Ocean Heat Is Supercharging Antarctic Ice Loss

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

Researchers Chart Previously Unmapped Island in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea

Polarstern Team Maps Previously Uncharted Antarctic Island

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Matches Record Low for Second Year, NASA and NSIDC Report

Climate Change Is Slowing Earth’s Rotation at a Record Rate, Study Finds

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

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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

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

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

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