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‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier

Scientists on Union glacier in Antarctica fear the region is reaching a dangerous tipping point

The Guardian - UK

City-sized icebergs drifted by UK, scientists find. What can they tell us about Antarctica’s future?

Uncovering the collapse of the British and Irish ice sheet could help predict what's in store for Antarctica.

Euronews

Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find

Discovery could provide valuable clues as to how the climate crisis might affect Antarctica, says study

The Guardian - UK

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Scientists capture footage of bizarre deep-sea creature with parasite pig tails

Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic copepods feasting on the head of a deep sea rattail fish.

LiveScience

A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.

LiveScience

Tiny dips in sea level reveal flow of climate-regulating underwater waterfalls

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of metres below. These hidden waterfalls are a key part of the global ocean’s overturning circulation – a vast conveyor belt of…

The Conversation

How insects and the smallest animals survive Antarctica

In Antarctica’s freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most intense battles against the environment are waged by the smallest of creatures.

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Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica’s deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what’s driving its ice loss.

The Conversation

Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work

Visitors to Australia are often shocked at having to declare an apple or wooden item under our biosecurity policies. Biosecurity policies are used to keep out pest species and diseases. But they’re expensive to uphold and people can question their worth.

The Conversation

Antarctic ice informs search for aliens

The Bedmap3 survey is bringing the polar continent into focus, which could help detect life on icy moons

Salon

Researchers have worked out why we feel FOMO – and it’s not what you think

Imagine you’ve planned the trip of a lifetime for your animal-loving family: a cruise to Antarctica with the unique opportunity to view penguins, whales and other rare wildlife. Your adventure-loving kids can kayak through fjords, plunge into icy water and camp under the Antarctic sky.

The Independent UK

Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding

The Conversation

'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.

LiveScience

Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica

The Independent UK

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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit

Named "Fram2" after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms in microgravity.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover ‘thriving ecosystem’ of deep sea creatures after iceberg breaks off in Antarctica

Ecosystem could be several centuries old, researchers suspect

Euronews

Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow

A “serendipitous” discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems can thrive beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet.

Radio France Internationale

Antarctica: how geopolitics plays out at the end of the Earth

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is at stake in the world's southernmost region?

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The Independent UK

Researchers at Antarctic station where team member ‘threatened to kill colleague’ previously made a horror film

The current team, which includes engineers, a mechanic, a doctor and a meteorologist, face a long winter in Antarctica at South Africa’s remote Sanae IV base

The Guardian - UK

Crisis in Antarctica: can science teams ever prepare for isolated assignments?

Alleged assault at polar base shows the importance of research on cabin fever – including on future Mars missions

Al Jazeera

South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened?

A base staff member allegedly attacked the expedition leader over a schedule change, officials said.

The Conversation

Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence. Space stations could face the same challenges

Earlier this week, reports emerged that a scientist at South Africa’s SANAE IV Antarctic research base had accused a colleague of physical assault.

The Conversation

Scientists in Antarctica: why they’re there and what they’ve found

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa’s isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one of its nine team members of becoming violent.

LiveScience

Scientists create new map showing ice-free Antarctica in more detail than ever before

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.

The Independent UK

Thousands of miles from home and -75C cold: Life is tough in Antarctica even before death threats from scientists

After scientists at the South African Sanae IV research station pleaded for help, Rachel Clun speaks to an expert about the challenges of life on the White Continent

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