Antarctica

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…

Ammonia plays an essential role in the atmosphere but is rarely measured, making it harder to understand key climate processes like how new particles form, especially in remote areas. A new study examines how this happens on the Antarctic Peninsula, using highly sensitive instruments to measure ammonia levels and other…

Life Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which boosts particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form By James Dinneen Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Adelie penguins on sea ice off the Antarctic Peninsula Ashley Cooper pics/Alamy Fumes…

In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: Marambio Station at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the icy continent stretches toward South America. Months before that, Boyer had to ship expensive, delicate instruments that might get…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter???? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. If you have ever stood in front of a penguin enclosure at an aquarium–or better yet traveled to Antarctica, New Zealand, or parts of southern Africa to see them in the wild–one reality really sticks out…