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Krill is not only an important food source for countless marine animals, the tiny crustaceans could also prove to be a secret weapon in the fight against ocean plastic pollution, according to Australian researchers....
Glaciers might seem rather inhospitable environments. However, they are home to a diverse and vibrant microbial community. It’s becoming increasingly clear that they play a bigger role in the carbon cycle than previously thought....
A giant iceberg is expected to break away from the Larsen C ice shelf, predict researchers from Swansea University. It would be the 10 largest break offs ever recorded. The Larsen C ice shelf...
A deep crack in the ice is forcing the British Antarctic station to move. The modular station has to be dismantled and each module towed 23 kilometres inland using tractors. Otherwise it could be...
Negotiations had been unsuccessful for five long years. But last Friday, 24 nations and the EU finally agreed to create the world’s largest marine reserve off Antarctica. The historical decision reached in Australia is...
Antarctica is in the headlines again but for all the wrong reasons: a large section of the Larsen C ice shelf could break away, while meltwater lakes suggest that East Antarctica is melting faster...
Ocean warming caused by climate change is causing the Antarctic Filchner-Ronne shelf to melt. The more ice that melts, the more it flows into the ocean and the more it contributes to global sea-level...
Burning all of the world’s currently available fossil fuel resources would result in the complete melt of the Antarctic ice sheet — and lead to a rise in sea levels of more than 50...
Global warming and rising sea levels are expected to hit Denmark hard. The small country has 7,000 kilometres of coastline and most of its major cities – including the capital Copenhagen – are located...
Sea levels could rise by half a metre by the end of the century due to melting of the Antarctic ice shelf. A new international study shows that the ice shelf is thinning from...
Greenland’s and Antarctica’s ice sheets are declining at an unprecedented rate, researchers have found using new satellite technology. In total, the ice sheets are losing around 500 cubic kilometres of ice per year. This...
Ice discharge from Antarctica could raise sea levels faster than previously thought, a new study shows. The so-called ice continent could become the largest contributor to global sea level rise. An international team of...
Warming brought on by climate change is causing icebergs in the Antarctic to drift towards the shore, causing fundamental damage to the rich sea bed ecosystem. The icebergs scour the sea floor as they...
