Antarctic biodiversity database has ice-free areas covered
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...
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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expected
The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...
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Giant icebergs are not the main threat to Antarctica’s stability
While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...
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How polar bears stop ice from freezing on their fur
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...
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A Silent Killer Is Melting Antarctica from Below—And No One’s Talking About It
Antarctica, the coldest and most remote continent on Earth, is changing faster than we can fully understand. Scientists have ...