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Antarctica

Snow drifts.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Drone Imagery Reveals Marked Variability in Antarctic Snow Roughness

by Elizabeth Orr 4 May 20264 May 2026

Multi-temporal UAV oblique photogrammetry reveals significant fine-scale variability in Antarctic snow roughness driven by surface type, measurement scale, model choice, and meteorological conditions.

An iceberg sits in a rough, partially frozen sea near Antarctica.
Posted inNews

Tracing the Path of PFAS Across Antarctica

by Rebecca Owen 27 April 20261 May 2026

A new study examines the presence of forever chemicals in one of Earth’s most remote regions.

An aerial view of the Southern Ocean and coastline of Antarctica, which is a brown landmass mostly covered in snow
Posted inNews

Widening Channels and Westerly Winds Together Formed Earth’s Strongest Current

by Grace van Deelen 24 April 20261 May 2026

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current could only develop once wind patterns aligned with new ocean passages 34 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Large crevasses and cracks in a glacier are seen from overhead.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Glaciers May Flow into the Ocean More Quickly Than We Think

by Madeline Reinsel 14 April 20261 May 2026

New research found that adjusting a key model variable may give more accurate predictions of glacial retreat.

Map from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

An Ancient Landscape Beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

by Ann Rowan 8 April 20261 May 2026

Geophysical observations of the subglacial topography of Coats Land reveal a landscape formed by tectonics and fluvial erosion that influenced the formation of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

An aerial photo shows a snow- and ice-covered mountain range.
Posted inNews

As Ice Recedes and Land Rebounds, Antarctica’s Mineral Resources Come into Focus

by Grace van Deelen 30 March 202614 April 2026

Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.

Two maps of Earth show areas highlighted in red and blue. In the image called “nonelliptical geoid,” the darkest blue area is in the Indian Ocean. In the image labeled “nonhydrostatic geoid,” the darkest blue area is over Antarctica.
Posted inNews

Scientists Remap Earth’s Gravity

by Tom Metcalfe 26 March 202626 March 2026

An uncommon way of looking at the world reveals the evolution of a deep gravity hole beneath Antarctica.

A large group of emperor penguins huddles together on Antarctic sea ice.
Posted inNews

Shrinking Sea Ice Is Ruffling Emperor Penguins’ Feathers

by Andrew Chapman 24 March 202624 March 2026

A scientist stumbled upon evidence of penguin molting sites in satellite data, but the sea ice these birds rely on is disappearing.

A landscape shows water and gray rocks and mosses in the foreground, with a snowy mountain and clouds in the distance.
Posted inNews

Antarctic Peninsula Faces Starkly Different Futures, Depending on Decisions Made Today

by James Dacey 10 March 202610 March 2026

A study reveals interconnected changes under three emissions pathways and describes the emerging challenges facing Antarctic fieldwork.

A hole drilled through a glacier extends off into the darkness. A camera is being lowered into the hole. The photo is bathed in red light.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Long-Term Look Beneath an Antarctic Ice Shelf

by Nathaniel Scharping 6 March 20269 March 2026

More than 4 years of data from a borehole in the Ross Ice Shelf reveal supercooled water and more.

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