Chasm-1 remained dormant for many years but has now created a new iceberg. Credit: BAS Following the calving of the A-81 iceberg at the end…
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Doomsday Glacier Is “In Trouble” – Surprising Results From Underwater Robot Close-Up View of Melting
The icefin robot under the ice near McMurdo research station, operated by the US Antarctic Program. Credit: Rob Robbins USAP New data from an international…
According to the authors, the study demonstrates how certain arctic species are remarkably well-adapted to living on and around the ice. Life in the poles…
Illustration of a satellite being destroyed by space debris. The reduced atmosphere in the upper atmosphere will increase satellites’ risk of collision with space pollution.…
The deep valleys transported vast amounts of meltwater away from under the ice sheets that covered the UK and Europe. Credit: James Kirkham / BAS…
The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers have been retreating at an accelerated pace and have already increased global sea levels. A study finds that two…
Map of the Amundsen Sea Basin. Credit: European Geosciences Union A new study provides the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming…
Close up image of an esker (a sedimentary cast of a meltwater channel formed beneath an ice sheet), discovered within a tunnel valley using the…
An international research team led by UK scientists has revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia,…
Mussels are listed in the top 13 non-native species which could invade the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: David Barnes @BAS A new study identifies the non-native…
A new study published this week reveals the first evidence of a direct link between human-induced global warming and melting of the West Antarctic Ice…