Antarctica

Image: Gentoo colony at Neko Harbour, Antarctica
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier as warming acceleratesScience

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier as warming accelerates

A decade of camera data shows Adélie, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins advancing their breeding seasons as colony temperatures rise rapidly Summary: Antarctic penguins are shifting…
SourceSourceJanuary 20, 2026 Full article
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Image of the day: The smallest Antarctic ozone hole in five yearsNews

Image of the day: The smallest Antarctic ozone hole in five years

The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole closed on 1 December, earlier than in any year since 2019, and stood out as both smaller and shorter-lived than…
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World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciersClimate

World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of…
SourceSourceJanuary 14, 2026 Full article
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Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systemsClimate

Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systems

As climate change accelerates the melting of glaciers around the world, scientists are warning of a little-known risk flowing downstream with the meltwater: antibiotic resistance…
SourceSourceJanuary 12, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 9, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheetClimate

Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheet

New temperature reconstructions suggest the Antarctic ice sheet remained more stable during the Oligocene than long assumed Summary: Understanding past Antarctic ice sheet behaviour relies…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Satellite Image: Graham Land, Antarctica
Image of the day: Graham Land’s complex glacial terrainNews

Image of the day: Graham Land’s complex glacial terrain

Graham Land, the northern section of the Antarctic Peninsula, forms one of the fastest-warming parts of the continent. Its steep mountain chain and the outlet…
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As ice thins, Antarctic mountains reveal a hidden iron supply to the oceanClimate

As ice thins, Antarctic mountains reveal a hidden iron supply to the ocean

Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the…
SourceSourceNovember 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Warming oceans stir stronger turbulence in polar regionsClimate

Warming oceans stir stronger turbulence in polar regions

A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists, from the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan…
SourceSourceNovember 6, 2025 Full article
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Antarctic glacier retreats 8 km in two months, fastest in modern historyClimate

Antarctic glacier retreats 8 km in two months, fastest in modern history

Researchers trace Hektoria Glacier’s rapid collapse to its unstable ice plain, revealing how bedrock shape can trigger sudden Antarctic ice loss Summary: Hektoria Glacier on…
SourceSourceNovember 5, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: Thwaites Glacier retreat in AntarcticaNews

Image of the day: Thwaites Glacier retreat in Antarctica

Covering about 120 kilometres in width, the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica plays a critical role in regulating global sea levels. It drains a large…
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Climate Science Digest: September 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Iceberg A23a; South Georgia Island
Image of the day: Giant iceberg A23a fractures near South GeorgiaNews

Image of the day: Giant iceberg A23a fractures near South Georgia

Once the world’s largest iceberg, Iceberg A23a has begun to fragment as it drifts north of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The…
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Northerly winds found to drive West Antarctic ice lossClimate

Northerly winds found to drive West Antarctic ice loss

Rapid ice loss from West Antarctica has long been blamed on strengthening westerly winds pushing warm ocean water toward its ice shelves, but new research…
SourceSourceSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 10, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warnScience

Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warn

Santiago, Chile | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
Image: A leopard seal lies in an iceberg in Antarctica
Seals sing ‘otherworldly’ songs structured like nursery rhymesScience

Seals sing ‘otherworldly’ songs structured like nursery rhymes

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2025 Full article
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Tides linked to timing of massive Antarctic iceberg break-offsScience

Tides linked to timing of massive Antarctic iceberg break-offs

A new study has revealed that ocean tides can directly influence when large Antarctic icebergs break off from the ice shelves surrounding the continent, a…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2025 Full article
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Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate roleClimate

Most detailed map of Antarctic submarine canyons reveals climate role

Submarine canyons and climate change Summary: Submarine canyons off Antarctica are larger, deeper, and more complex than previously thought – and their role in regulating…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: David Glacier, Drygalski Ice Tongue, Antarctica
Image of the day: Antarctica’s ice tongue carves into the Ross SeaNews

Image of the day: Antarctica’s ice tongue carves into the Ross Sea

In this Sentinel-2 image from 17 March 2025, Antarctica’s David Glacier is seen feeding the Drygalski Ice Tongue – a long, blade-like structure slicing nearly…
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