Antarctica 'greening' due to climate change
Plant life on Antarctica is growing rapidly due to climate change, scientists have found.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2017
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Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is ripping apart, speeding up key Antarctic glacier
For decades, the ice shelf helping to hold back one of the fastest-moving glaciers in Antarctica has gradually thinned. Analysis of satellite images reveals a more dramatic process in recent years: From 2017 to 2020, large ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2021
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New animation shows track of giant A23a iceberg
Scientists at British Antarctic Survey are using satellite images to track the colossal iceberg A23a.
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2024
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Fossil forests under Antarctic ice
In around 1833 the first specimens of fossilized wood from Antarctica were reported by surgeon, naturalist and artist James Eights.
Ecology
Mar 10, 2021
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Lowest temperature for life discovered
Scientists have pinpointed the lowest temperature at which simple life can live and grow.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2013
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Scientists discover Antarctica's hidden geological past
East Antarctica is the least known region of Earth. Studying this remote part of the continent is extremely difficult, requiring researchers to look beneath kilometers of blanketing ice.
Earth Sciences
Mar 9, 2022
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New study reveals increased snowfall in Antarctica over last two centuries
The first comprehensive study of snowfall across Antarctica provides vital information in the study of future sea-level rise.
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2018
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Giant channels discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf
Scientists have discovered huge ice channels beneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica. At 250 metres high, the channels are almost as tall as the Eiffel tower and stretch hundreds of kilometres along the ice shelf. The ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2013
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New study explains moss migration around the globe
A new study on mosses found in the polar regions reveals how several species have migrated around the globe and are even found in their polar opposite.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2017
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Antarctic fossils reveal creatures weren't safer in the south
A study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic shows that the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and just as deadly to life in the polar regions.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 26, 2016
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