Huge numbers of Emperor penguins in Antarctica may have died because of melting sea ice, experts fear. For the first time, scientists have used satellites to spot the places where penguins gather to ...

Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA "barcoding" technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ...

On January 13, 2025, iceberg A-84, which is roughly the size of Chicago, broke from the George VI Ice Shelf, a giant floating glacier attached to the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet, leading to the ...

4/14/25 (LAPost.com) — A colossal iceberg named A-84 – comparable in size to Chicago – calved from the George VI Ice Shelf on Jan. 13, unveiling a seafloor area previously concealed for decades. This ...

In A Nutshell The Antarctic Peninsula is already warming faster than the global average, having exceeded 1.5°C of regional ...

Can penguin poop really slow down global warming? A new study says that the unassuming penguin guano can reduce the effects of global warming significantly in Antarctica. The ammonia in penguin ...

"Antarctica still has much lower plastic levels than most of the planet, and that’s good news," he said. "Our study suggests that, right now, microplastics are not flooding thes ...

Higher emissions could trigger collapsing ice shelves and rising sea levels in Antarctica, while lower emissions limit ...

A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke, revealing newly exposed seafloor and a previously inaccessible ecosystem hundreds ...

The climate crisis is warming Antarctica fast, with potentially disastrous consequences. Now scientists have modeled the best ...