If by the year 2300 sea levels rise by 10 meters due to the collapse of Antarctica’s ice shelves, many cities and villag…
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A promising new study shows the ozone layer—a protective shield for the planet, located about 30 kilometers above Earth’s surface—is gradually recovering. Experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) say…
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Sea ice is rapidly diminishing, ice shelves are melting faster, the ice sheets covering the continent are nearing a critical point, and vital ocean currents are slowing down. This alarming…
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Antarctic waters are getting saltier, and that’s damaging the region’s sea ice. Scientists still don’t know why salinity in the Southern Ocean has risen, but the situation is alarming. Since…
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Antarctica is warming fast because of human-caused climate change. But penguins may be doing some unexpected cooling: a new University of Helsinki study shows ammonia from penguin droppings helps create…
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Researchers have proposed many theories about the Wilkes Land crater in East Antarctica since the 1960s. Only recently, though, have advances in research technology made it possible to see what’s…
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Researchers exploring the deep ocean captured footage of a spider the size of a dinner plate wandering along the seafloor near the South Sandwich Islands—a chain of volcanic islands close…
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This is the longest journey recorded for this species. The first sighting of the record-breaking penguin on Ocean Beach, on Australia’s southern coast, was made by surfer Aaron Fowler. Fowler…
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Imagine a time machine that could transport you back to the age of dinosaurs. Suddenly, you find yourself in a dense, swampy forest, buzzing with insects among flowers, ferns, and…
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The rapid encroachment of mosses and other plants in Antarctica is raising serious concerns. British researchers found that over the past 40 years the Antarctic Peninsula—the largest peninsula of continental…
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A team led by Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, a professor of vertebrate paleontology at the National University of La Plata in Argentina, has discovered fossils of a previously unknown giant bird…
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This Antarctic Iceberg Was 180 Kilometers Long and Plunged Nearly 300 Meters Below the Surface
Iceberg Icebergs can reach enormous sizes. One encounter with an iceberg proved disastrous for the Titanic — then the world’s largest ocean liner. There have been instances where submerged icebergs,…
