Antarctica

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The Schmidt Ocean Institute has published its 2025 Impact Report , covering a year of firsts in the South Atlantic and Antarctica. Highlights include the first footage of a living juvenile colossal squid and a new seafloor map. The institute’s research vessel, R/V Falkor (too), also mapped more than 2…

The ice Scott Rogers studies is as clear as diamonds, and it was once water from a lake buried under more than two miles of Antarctic glacier. Rogers, a biologist at Bowling Green State University, and his team melted cores of that frozen lake water and read the DNA inside.…

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Those impacts, he said, could include increased storm frequency and ocean heat loss identified by a 2024 study. Earlier this year, a far-reaching scientific review concluded that changes in Antarctic sea ice cover “influence the global distribution of atmospheric heat and moisture, as well as atmospheric variability.” The “speed and…

Scientists at the University of St Andrews have identified a previously unknown process that may help explain how Earth entered past ice ages. Their findings reveal a surprising connection between ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere and ocean changes near Antarctica, suggesting that cooling in one part of the world…

The rapid decline of Antarctic sea ice since 2016 has triggered a dramatic shift in a crucial part of Earth’s climate system, scientists say.  In a paper published Wednesday, researchers documented a sharp salinity increase in a vast layer of the Southern Ocean, extending from 2,300 to 4,000 feet deep…

Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conservation, Economy & Trade, Environment, Gender, Global, Headlines, Ocean Health, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation Opinion Credit: Liv Arnesen OSLO, Norway, Oct 28 2026 (IPS) - A global boycott of Antarctic krill products is gathering support. As a Norwegian, I want my country –…

Delegates in Tasmania for Antarctica2030 are calling for rapid diplomatic progress on regional marine protections, specifically calling on member states to adopt the Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area. They also seek a clear timetable to safeguard the Southern Ocean by 2030. Breaking the Decade-Long Block The Commission for the Conservation…

In 2000, a doctoral student from Stony Brook University reported that chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) on the Antarctica peninsula were on the decline. But without solid baseline numbers for their stronghold in the South Sandwich Archipelago, he couldn’t assess the magnitude of the decline. A recently published study in the…