Antarctic

Researchers at a Florida university say bacterial toxins produced by tiny marine organisms they have studied in Antarctica could become an effective treatment for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.A team from the University of…

Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is about to lose an ice shelf that protects it from warming ocean waters, which could have devastating long-term consequences for hundreds of millions of people affected by rising sea levels.The…

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.The vast expanse is estimated to hold enough ice to…

Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsNaomi OchwatHektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen oceanThe recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a…

IN A NUTSHELL 🌡️ Record-breaking Antarctic temperatures highlight alarming climate shifts. 🌪️ Collapse of the polar vortex speed linked to Pacific surface temperature rise. 🐧 Unprecedented sea ice loss and penguin…

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A South African scientist who allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill a colleague at a remote Antarctic research station snapped after the expedition's team leader decided to change their work schedule, according to a government…

Trips to the final frontier are set to become increasingly accessible.Recognising this, one company is set to launch holiday campuses around the world where guests receive training for their first off-world holiday.The firm is called…

Antarctica's Lake Enigma certainly lives up to its name. The permanently ice-covered lake, named for the peculiar cone of debris at its center, was until recently thought to be frozen solid. But scientists have discovered a layer of…

The Antarctic is turning from a fridge for the world - keeping temperatures down - to 'a radiator', scientists warned yesterday.Ice on land and sea in the Antarctic would normally reflect the sun's rays back into space, but as water…