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Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet…
Massive iceberg on a collision course towards South Georgia Island
Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it…
Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica’s food chain
For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics inside small organisms living in the soil in Antarctica, according to a new study…
Large iceberg splits off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier
A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of a satellite image showing the Pine Island Glacier…
Half of Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be wiped out due to melting ice
More than half of Antarctica's emperor penguins could be wiped out over the next 80 years due to melting ice, scientists have…