Antarctica

Global port-to-port traffic network of all ships that visited Antarctica from 2014-2018. Credit: David Aldridge Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s pristine ecosystems, with the potential for invasive species to arrive from almost anywhere across the globe, say the authors of a new…

A team of scientists is traveling to visit Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" to figure out how much the water levels could rise after global warming has been withering away the continent's ice. A team of 32 scientists joined the American research vessel and left January 6 to begin their two-month trip…

London, UK – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Antarctica can only be experienced; it can never be adequately expressed. From being passionate educators to world explorers, Pat Chapman and Martha Ellis decided to take on a long journey to all seven continents across the world. Their travel bucket list…

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World 31 Dec, 2021 12:58 AM3 minutes to read Scientists have been researching the impact of melting glaciers in Antarctica. Photo / Supplied One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica, known as the "Doomsday glacier", is experiencing dramatic changes and this could have serious consequences for sea level rise in…

Home References An artist's cross-section of Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake in Antarctica. Liquid water is thought to take thousands of years to pass through the lake, which is the size of North America's Lake Ontario. (Image credit: Nicolle Rager-Fuller / NSF) Deep, dark and mysterious, Lake Vostok…

The Thwaites Glacier also known as "doomsday" glacier, in Antarctica, is on the verge of slipping into the ocean as the ice shelf holding it back could crack, scientists warned. The Florida-sized glacier could raise sea levels by at least a foot in the next decade, according to scientists. During a…

One of the ever-looming threats of climate change is sea level rise, which already threatens to displace millions of people worldwide and force them to move inland by the end of the century. A big part of the rising water levels are hotter temperatures at the poles—home to giant glaciers…

Having always wanted to visit Antarctica, Gemma Woldendorp managed to start work at Mawson research station in March. She'll soon have spent a year on the frozen continent and says the sense of awe is yet to wear off. "I was truly humbled and amazed the first time some curious…