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Antarctica's sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it
Antarctica is the world's great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth's climate system is largely powered by the annual ...
Antarctica's hidden wind jets: Study reveals storm-driven low-level jets near Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier'
In the remote and hostile realm of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica, powerful winds known as low-level jets (LLJs) ...
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NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is ...
What is the status of the ozone hole?
In the 1980s, scientists found that chlorofluorocarbons used in aerosol cans and refrigerators were destroying stratospheric ...
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Majestic Princess Swaps Galveston for South America in 2026-27
Instead of offering cruises departing from Galveston, the Majestic Princess will sail in South America during the 2026-27 ...
The deadly H5N1 bird flu has jumped species in Antarctica. It's getting closer to 'pandemic potential'
Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever ...
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Ultramarine Kicks Off Season in the Arctic
Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine returned to the Northern Hemisphere earlier this month to kick off a summer season in the ...
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Russian scientists looking for new antibiotics in Antarctica, 2 strains show promise for treating staphylococcus
MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Microbiologists from the Institute of Experimental Medicine and the Northwestern State Medical University are looking for new antibacterial agents in Antarctica, Russian ...