So one of Antarctica’s regions has lost thousands of billions of tons of ice
Researchers studied the mass balance of the region from 1996 to 2021.
Researchers studied the mass balance of the region from 1996 to 2021.
Microplastics are not just transported by water. They can me moved by the air, ending in the snow.
Big tracts of Antarctica’s ice sheets could become a new source of sea level rise.
A major water reservoir gets discovered.
Even the most unhospitable place on Earth is attracting thousands of visitors yearly.
Pine Island connects the center of the western Antarctic ice sheet with the ocean.
Nothing should have been alive -- yet life found a way.
It's currently drifting towards Georgia, US.
The earthquakes range from 0.9 to 5.6 magnitude and took place from August to November.
This year is on track to be among the hottest years ever.
Less ice means more melt which means less ice.
Better get your cold weather gear if you are planning to go there
The heating climate is delivering a one-two punch to Antarctic ice.
Most of the continent is still considered wilderness but only has a few biodiversity features
They cover more than one-fifth of the planet and are on every continent
Reseach shows that the South Pole is warming at an alarmingly faster rate than the rest of the world.
It's truly pristine and unaffected by pollution from human activities.
Researchers mapped the microscopic algae on the Antarctic peninsula.
Illustration of the Antarctic rainforest. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/James McKay. The icy continent of Antarctica wasn't always the barren landscape that we ...
It was recorded during the 2019-2020 Arctic summer.
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