5 h. ago Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisisA new study shows that after decades of rapid decline, the Antarctic ice sheet actually gained mass from 2021 to 2023. This is a reminder that climate change does not follow a smooth path but a jagged one, with many small ups and downs within a larger trend.The research, published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, showed that while the ice sheet lost an average of 142bn tonnes each year in the 2010s, in the 2021 to 2023 period it gained about 108bn tonnes of ice each year. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mysterious radio signal rises from Antarctica's ice baffling 'ghost particle' hunters

The signals were recorded by instruments normally designed for detecting subatomic particles and are emitting at angles that a team of researchers described as 'unexplainable'

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8 d. ago Antarctic seal numbers falling drastically due to melting sea ice, research shows

British Antarctic Survey finds one breed of seal has declined by 54% since 1977Antarctic seal populations are drastically declining as the sea ice melts around them, new research has shown.Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have been monitoring the seal population in the sub-Antarctic since the 1970s, looking in particular at three different seal species in the sub-Antarctic on Signy Island: Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ancient 'lost world' discovered under mile of ice in Antarctica after 34 million years

The ancient landscape was discovered in Wilkes Land, a remote inland part of East Antarctica, and spanned more than 12,000 square miles

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1 week ago Scientists are BAFFLED by mysterious radio signals coming from beneath Antarctica's ice

Scientists have discovered mysterious radio signals emerging from deep beneath Antarctica's ice - and have no idea what's causing them.

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2 w. ago Lost ancient world preserved under ice discovered in Antarctica: 'It's a time capsule'

Scientists have discovered a lost ancient world that has remained unseen for millions of years. They said more is known about Mars than the hidden landscape.

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4 w. ago Scientists solve mystery of Antarctic mountain range hidden for 500 million years

The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are entombed beneath kilometres of ice

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4 w. ago Breakthrough after mysterious mountain range found buried beneath Antarctica’s ice

The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are entombed beneath kilometres of ice

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