Unravelling the moving mysteries of Antarctica
Scientists are exploring a new method to uncover changes occurring in the mysterious East Antarctica.
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Antarctica's only flowering plants have been growing more rapidly, likely due to warmer temperatures
A team of researchers from Italy, the U.K. and South Africa has found that over the past decade, the only two flowering plants in Antarctica have been growing more rapidly. In their paper published in the journal Current ...
New radar technology records Antarctic glaciers losing ice faster than ever documented before
In a new University of Houston study using an advanced remote imaging system known as synthetic aperture radar interferometry, three glaciers at the South Pole are being documented with levels of clarity and completeness ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2022
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Air bubbles in Antarctic ice point to a cause of oxygen decline
An unknown culprit has been removing oxygen from our atmosphere for at least 800,000 years, and an analysis of air bubbles preserved in Antarctic ice for up to 1.5 million years has revealed the likely suspect.
Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2021
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Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers—and countless penguins.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2021
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How does the climate crisis affect the Antarctic fur seal?
The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill—small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain—during summer in some areas of the Antarctica. This involves a decrease in the food abundance for female ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2021
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Thwaites Glacier: Significant geothermal heat beneath the ice stream
Ice losses from Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica are currently responsible for roughly 4 percent of the global sea-level rise. This figure could increase, since virtually no other ice stream in the Antarctic is changing ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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East Antarctic summer cooling trends caused by tropical rainfall clusters
Our planet is warming due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, but the warming differs from region to region, and it can also vary seasonally. Over the last four decades, scientists have observed a persistent austral ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study
Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers usually credited with discovering the frozen continent, a new study has concluded.
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2021
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Vast Antarctic iceberg could drift through ocean for years
A vast iceberg that broke off Antarctica earlier this month could drift through the ocean for several years before it breaks up and melts away, a scientist from the European Space Agency said Friday.
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2021
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