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Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels. A 25-year record of satellite observations has been used to show widespread increases in ice...
Researchers have found that the melting of ice across the planet is accelerating at a record rate. Leading this speed-up are the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In a paper published in the journal...
In the future, the Antarctic could become a greener place and be colonised by new species. At the same time, some species will likely disappear. 25 researchers recently presented these and many other findings...
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is assumed to be less sensitive to climate change than other ice sheets simply because of its size. But how accurate is this perception? A team of researchers has...
Groundbreaking research is suggesting that the melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet could add up to 30cm of sea level rise between 2015 and 2100. Even partial melting of the ice due to climate...
Scientists have discovered that summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometres in the last five years. New research shows that a series of severe...
The first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae on the surface of snow along the Antarctic Peninsula coast has been published. Results indicate that this so-called green snow is likely to spread as global...
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time. A team of researchers has discovered forest soil from the Cretaceous...
The human ‘footprint’ on Antarctica has been measured for the first time, with alarming findings: over 80 per cent of buildings on the continent are located in the minuscule 0.44 per cent of the...
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...
