Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversity
An international study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has debunked the popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the...
View ArticleAntarctic penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions
One of the largest colonies of gentoo penguins in Antarctica was decimated by volcanic eruptions several times during the last 7,000 years according to a new study. An international team of...
View ArticleWarm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves
New research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play in influencing the behaviour of Antarctic ice shelves. Presenting this week at a European conference scientists from British...
View ArticleAntarctic study shows central ice sheet is stable since milder times
Central parts of Antarctica's ice sheet have been stable for millions of years, from a time when conditions were considerably warmer than now, research suggests.
View ArticleAntarctica 'greening' due to climate change
Plant life on Antarctica is growing rapidly due to climate change, scientists have found.
View ArticleMeltwater lakes under the Antarctic Ice Sheet accelerated glacial retreat in...
During the last glacial period - when the ice in the Antarctic was far thicker and extended further offshore than it does today - it has been speculated that subglacial lakes existed beneath it. An...
View ArticlePlastic pollution in the Antarctic worse than expected
The levels of microplastic particles accumulating in the Antarctic are much worse than expected, a team of experts has warned.
View ArticleStorms caused massive Antarctic sea ice loss in 2016
A series of unprecedented storms over the Southern Ocean likely caused the most dramatic decline in Antarctic sea ice seen to date, a new study finds.
View ArticleBoaty McBoatface returns home with unprecedented data
Researchers at the University of Southampton have captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth - known as Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) - during first voyage of...
View ArticleClimate change impacts Antarctic biodiversity habitat
Ice-free areas of Antarctica - home to more than 99 per cent of the continent's terrestrial plants and animals - could expand by more than 17,000km2 by the end of this century, a study published today...
View ArticleNew study explains moss migration around the globe
A new study on mosses found in the polar regions reveals how several species have migrated around the globe and are even found in their polar opposite.
View ArticleUpdate on the Larsen-C iceberg breakaway
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.
View ArticleZooplankton resilient to long-term warming
Temperature plays an important role in the distribution of ocean plankton communities and has the potential to cause major distribution shifts, as recently observed in the Arctic.
View ArticleWhat changes when you warm the Antarctic Ocean just 1 degree? Lots
After warming a natural seabed in the Antarctic Ocean by just 1° or 2° Celsius, researchers observed massive impacts on a marine assemblage, as growth rates nearly doubled. The findings of what the...
View ArticleMore 'losers' than 'winners' predicted for Southern Ocean seafloor animals
A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be more 'losers' than 'winners' over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms. The results are...
View ArticleUnexpected facets of Antarctica emerge from the labs
Six months after the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition ended, the teams that ran the 22 scientific projects are hard at work sorting through the many samples they collected. Some preliminary...
View ArticleMarine snails know how to budget their housing costs
For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold water relatives. New research, led by the ARC Centre of...
View ArticleLarge iceberg breaks off Pine Island Glacier
Recent satellite images reveal a new 100-square-mile iceberg emerging from Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier. The calving event did not come as a complete surprise, but is a troubling sign with regards...
View ArticleScientists to visit hidden Antarctic ecosystem after giant iceberg calving
A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is planning an urgent mission to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that's been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to...
View ArticleWarm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves may have appeared for the first...
The vast expanse of the Antarctic is a region of the world particularly vulnerable to climate change, where ice loss has the potential to significantly increase sea levels.
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