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Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it's happening.

In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists have now figured out what happened in that period.

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Don Juan Pond: Antarctica's salty, syrupy lake that never freezes, even when it's minus 58 F

Don Juan Pond is a mysterious lake in Antarctica that contains so much calcium chloride, it doesn't freeze in subzero temperatures.

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Chelsea Handler is NOT in a relationship

Chelsea Handler is "dabbling" but isn't in a serious relationship because she doesn't want to be "tethered" to one person.

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Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past

When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds.

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Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

Soaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship highlights the risks, prompting stricter biosecurity measures. Experts warn that increasing visitor numbers could further strain the continent's delicate environment.

The Economic Times

Hantavirus cruise highlights the environmental risks of ‘last chance tourism’, scientists warn

Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert.

Euronews

The hantavirus cruise ship and the contamination risk a tourism surge puts on Antarctica

A common route is to voyage south from Argentina toward Antarctica before heading north up the coast of Africa — the same route taken by the cruise ship MV Hondius

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How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean as passengers and crew members fell sick

The Independent UK

Hantavirus scare: Atlantic cruise ship MV Hondius stranded after deadly outbreak kills three onboard

A cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is stranded off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak claimed three lives and sickened others. Passengers are confined to cabins as authorities, including a WHO-dispatched medical team, monitor the situation. The vessel, returning from Antarctica, faces uncertainty regarding its next port of call…

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Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream

Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral video on TikTok shows an AI-generated vision of the Nazi dictator standing in Antarctica, shoulders broad and face smiling, sipping a White Monster Energy drink while Men at Work’s iconic song Down Under plays.

The Conversation

How Antarctica warmed by 28°C in the depths of winter – and what it signals for the decades ahead

In the middle of the Antarctic winter, during months of darkness when temperatures often dip below −30°C, the continent warmed dramatically.

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Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new research

Imagine your favourite sunny beach. Anywhere will do. You look out and see the ocean stretching to the horizon. To a glaciologist, that view is not just water; it’s melted ice.

The Conversation

A new start after 60: my father died when I was a child – and I followed him to Antarctica

Amanda Barry’s dad had always wanted to return to the continent, where he worked in 1948, but died before he had the chance. She fulfilled his ambition, and felt closer to him than ever

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Antarctica has no cities, no people, and no permanent life: Here’s why humans can’t stay there forever

What makes the Antarctic continent different from all other continents on our planet is that no permanent settlements or people are living there. All other continents are populated by permanent residents, whereas no permanent settlement has formed on Antarctica at all times. The people there only come temporarily for work…

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The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

International Business Times UK

We Need a 'Wake-up Call': Emperor Penguins Declared Endangered as Sea Ice Loss Turns Deadly

Emperor penguins have been officially declared endangered as Antarctic sea ice loss triggers breeding failures and rising chick deaths. Here's what scientists are warning now.

The Independent UK

Emperor penguins and fur seals face extinction in devastating climate update

Both species have seen a dramatic decline in recent years

The Independent UK

Into the unknown: A once-in-a-lifetime expedition cruise to Antarctica’s rarely visited Weddell Sea

The ice-choked Weddell Sea is often inaccessible to ships – Laura French made the journey with Swan Hellenic to explore this remote part of the world, where Ernest Shackleton was once shipwrecked

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Eco activists accused of ‘terrorist attack’ after Antarctic trawler rammed

A group of anti-whaling activists have been accused of carrying out a “terrorist attack” after they rammed a ship into a Norwegian krill trawler off Antarctica.

Euronews

From the Amazon to Antarctica: These are the best once-in-a-lifetime marathons to try

These marathons take runners from dramatic volcanoes to ice fields and historic landmarks, across St. Helena, Antarctica, China and more.

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'Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this to happen' — pro sealife photographer captures 'first-ever' photos of rare seal in Antarctica

With ice levels at an all-time low, sealife photographer Justin Hofman ventured into antarctica's south earlier than ever and had an encounter with a rare Ross seal.

The Times of India

Scientists uncover a 100-kilometre ‘hidden world’ beneath Antarctica that could change climate predictions

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey made a breakthrough in understanding a decades-old geographical mystery by identifying a large granite body buried beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The team came upon the mystery after noticing some exotic (pink) boulders located on top of black volcanics within the Hudson…

The Independent UK

Scientists train for polar ice diving to research warming planet

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet

LiveScience

Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds

Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

Reason

What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica?

No single government controls the South Pole, so how do they deal with crime?

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