Antarctica

Neutrinos are ghostly particles—no charge, barely any mass, and yet they flood the cosmos. Born in places like the Sun, exploding stars, and even the Big Bang itself, they race through us by the trillions every second, silently. But here’s the twist: they’re almost impossible to catch. That’s why scientists…

Glaciers melting rapidly, fields of moss expanding, water streaming off ice shelves once frozen solid: these are just a few of the impacts of climate change observed by a team of 57 researchers during a 70-day voyage around the Antarctic coast on the Russian icebreaker Akademik Tryoshnikov...Read More

The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, a range of instruments flown on NASA balloons high above Antarctica that are designed to detect radio waves from cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere. The goal of the experiment is to gain insight into distant cosmic…

Ammonia from penguin guano boosts cloud formation, potentially helping Antarctica resist climate change. Ammonia from penguin guano could be playing a surprising role in protecting Antarctica from the effects of climate change. A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment reveals that emissions from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) may…

Researchers recorded the first-known sighting of a living Gonatus antarcticus as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition. (Image credit: Photo and video by ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute) An elusive species of deep-sea squid has been seen alive for the first time off Antarctica, National…

Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos showRead More

The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading As tourism and commercial activities around Antarctica have ramped up in the past decade, even these remote, frosty waters aren’t safe from the scars left by boats. Vessels…

A glacier in Antarctica is rapidly redirecting ice from a neighboring glacier, revealing a new and urgent dynamic in ice flow with implications for global sea-level rise. A glacier in Antarctica is committing what scientists call “ice piracy,” stealing ice from a neighboring glacier in a way that has never…

Researchers reveal a dynamic geologic past for Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, uncovering ancient mountain-building and glaciation events hidden beneath the ice. A new study led by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and University of Colorado Boulder thermochronologist Jeff Benowitz offers fresh insights into the geologic history of the Transantarctic Mountains...Read…

New research reveals wind jets fueling Thwaites Glacier's melt by Riko Seibo Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology and the British Antarctic Survey has uncovered previously unknown low-level wind jets (LLJs) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica, near the…