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Antarctica

Historic black-and-white photo of a humpback whale diving, flukes visible above the surface
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Whaling Records Can Help Improve Estimates of Sea Ice Extent

by Syris Valentine 15 July 202515 July 2025

The locations of humpback whale catches in the early 20th century indicate that most climate models overestimate the historic extent of sea ice in the Southern Ocean.

Crushed sponges and churned up sediment with ridges
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Anchoring Is Damaging the Fragile Antarctic Seabed

by Erin Martin-Jones 11 July 202511 July 2025

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

A group of more than a dozen penguins stand on a rocky shoreline. A glacier or snowy mountain is across the water not too far from them.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Where Do Antarctic Submarine Canyons Get Their Marine Life?

by Rebecca Owen 18 June 202518 June 2025

A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.

Two people in orange snowsuits kneel down in a snowy landscape in front of a stationary helicopter.
Posted inNews

Is Your Shampoo Washing Up in Antarctica?

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 3 June 20253 June 2025

Researchers have found chemicals from personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and laundry soap in Antarctic snow.

A penguin projectile-pooping on ice near water
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Pungent Penguin Poop Produces Polar Cloud Particles

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 May 202522 May 2025

The discovery highlights how penguins and other polar seabirds help shape their environments, even as they are under threat from climate change.

Tall glacier face with layered ice wall meeting rocky terrain, with a person in bright-colored clothing at the base.
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Newly Discovered Algae May Speed Melting of Antarctic Ice

by Andrew Chapman 9 May 20259 May 2025

Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily melting.

Maps of the study region.
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Nonlinear Dynamics May Lead to Faster Retreat of Antarctic Ice

by Minghua Zhang 14 April 202514 April 2025

The Antarctic ice sheet behaves like a non-Newtonian fluid and may be more nonlinear than previously thought. This impacts its future stability and requires revisions to predictions of sea level rise.

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Thriving Antarctic Ecosystem Revealed by a Departing Iceberg

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 31 March 202523 June 2025

A quick-calving iceberg gave scientists a rare glimpse into what hides beneath Antarctic ice.

4 maps of Antarctica with different model results projected onto them.
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Subglacial Hydrology Under the Antarctic Ice Sheet

by Minghua Zhang 25 March 202525 March 2025

Using simulations of subglacial hydrology, a new study shows the volume and movement of meltwater underneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Glacier Intervention Research Isn’t Just for Glaciologists

by Kenneth D. Mankoff, Christina Hulbe, Sławek Tulaczyk, Francesca Marzatico and Tiffany Morrison 9 January 202524 March 2025

Prospects for mitigating sea level rise by slowing flows of glacial ice into the ocean are worthy of research, but this work must involve all rights holders and stakeholders.

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