Antarctic

• About 10 million years ago, Antarctica’s Southern Ocean started to get so cold that it scared away most fish in the region. • Among the fish that stayed were what are now known a

• Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.

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• Massive 13-foot shark found patrolling freezing Antarctic seabed for the first time Filmed in January 2025 near the South Shetland Islands, the shark appeared as an ‘ungainly bar

• A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of t

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Researchers on the SWAIS2C project camped on the ice - the site is 700 kilometres from the nearest Antarctic station.Credit: Ana

• Scientists are sounding the alarm over the spread of bird flu across Antarctica, with a leading Chilean researcher telling AFP Tuesday of an observed strain ‘capable of killing 1

• An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.

• An international team featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a rec