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This giant hole beneath Antarctica could be the 'greatest impact crater known' on Earth
Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...
Treading gently: The scientists who leave little trace at the world's northernmost lab
Liam Kelleher and Alice Philips from the University of Birmingham carry out microplastics research at Ny-Ålesund in Norway ...
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UCT researchers further global effort to study Antarctic ice loss
UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South ...
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Melting Antarctic ice could weaken world’s strongest ocean current, study warns
The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...
Visiting the Titanic is suddenly a lot easier than you think
Fresh advances in 3D scanning technology are making it possible to explore some of the hardest-to-reach and most fragile ...
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Does US science have a future in Antarctica? Trump cuts threaten to cancel fieldwork and more
Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...
Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise
A new study found parts of Antartica could pass a tipping point for mass ice sheet losses as soon as 2050 – pushing sea ...
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Trump’s $60m Antarctic infrastructure cut is a blow to US influence at the South Pole
US President Donald Trump has slashed tens of millions in emergency funds, says a senior former diplomat who wrote state policy for the white continent. As China and Russia announce plans to build new ...