Antarctica

Antarctica is home to around 20 million breeding pairs of penguins, like these Adelie penguins near Paulet Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. But what's below the ice these penguins waddle on every day? (Image credit: Patrick J. Endres via Getty Images) From above, Antarctica might seem like a cold, flat…

President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his nation’s science and logistics on the icy continent. The Trump administration has significantly reduced funding for both Antarctica’s largest research and logistics station, McMurdo, and the National Science Foundation which funds…

There’s a new type of criminal on the loose. They’re big. They’re cold. And they’ve been committing acts of thievery in Antarctica for the past eighteen years. A new study, published in The Cryosphere, reveals that a glacier in Antarctica has been stealing ice from its neighbor. This act of…

A glacier in Antarctica is committing "ice piracy" -- stealing ice from a neighbour -- in a phenomenon that has never been observed in such a short time frame, say scientists.  This activity was previously believed to take place over hundreds or even thousands of years.  However, high-resolution satellite observations…

(Image credit: The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah.) The chemical composition of a meteorite could shake up scientists' understanding of how Earth got its water. Researchers found signs of hydrogen sulfide in a type of meteorite similar to those that…

Last Updated: May 05, 2025, 11:43 IST When the ice of the glacier melts, it increases the flow of water in the oceans. If all glaciers and ice sheets melted, the global sea level would rise by more than 195 feet. The world's largest iceberg, named A23a, is seen in…

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Government orders evacuations of coastal towns in far south PUBLISHED : 2 May 2025 at 21:25 UPDATED : 2 May 2025 at 22:25 The earthquake’s epicentre was 218km south of the town of Puerto Williams in the far south of Chile. (Photo: Dentren via Wikimedia Commons) Chile’s government ordered coastal…

The Government is investing in Antarctic research to better understand changes on the icy continent and how they could affect New Zealand, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti announced today. "What happens in Antarctica matters to us here in New Zealand," Dr Reti says. "For example, as Antarctic…

A Firefly Aerospace rocket was on the launch pad at Vandenburg Space Force. It lifted off Tuesday morning but the payload didn't go into orbit. Photo courtesy Firefly Aerospace. April 30 (UPI) -- A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica, failing to…