<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Antarctica ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/antarcticas-sea-ice-suddenly-started-shrinking-a-decade-ago-and-deep-diving-robots-are-revealing-why NJkb3m3TxkgVepbJbLWUXi Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/antarctica-hides-huge-caches-of-gold-silver-copper-and-iron-as-the-ice-melts-countries-may-race-to-harvest-them RkKKPTWp6sKHhRPBeUq9x6 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:03:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarctica-could-warm-1-4-times-faster-than-the-rest-of-the-southern-hemisphere-in-the-coming-decades-study-finds HqndSD6qRkfPtJKMbUgZJS Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:13:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/when-was-the-last-time-antarctica-was-ice-free n2azC67iu8QqpnqFfp2gKo Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:23:14 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:58:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lucky few to see 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/lucky-few-to-see-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-over-antarctica-on-feb-17 h33tpssbjUvjt49uvLD3h9 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mega-iceberg A23a, formerly the world's largest, turns into bright 'blue mush' as it finally dies after 40 years at sea ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/mega-iceberg-a23a-formerly-the-worlds-largest-turns-into-bright-blue-mush-as-it-finally-dies-after-40-years-at-sea vi88EmPxZvHUWEYzoqTEqi Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/hundreds-of-iceberg-earthquakes-are-shaking-the-crumbling-end-of-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier HvSr7wTgu4J2AgPrKHQBgf Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Melting of West Antarctic ice sheet could trigger catastrophic reshaping of the land beneath ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/melting-of-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-could-trigger-catastrophic-reshaping-of-the-land-beneath V7DQeAo9KFPi3MYUrfK9b3 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/6-million-year-old-ice-discovered-in-antarctica-shatters-records-and-theres-ancient-air-trapped-inside r3mZpNWRSYYDD5jjBzZnfD Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:13:21 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:59:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/methane-leaks-multiplying-beneath-antarctic-ocean-spark-fears-of-climate-doom-loop Ui2GLstyuctrF3DhjpfgaG Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:42 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:45:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shackleton's infamous ship 'Endurance clearly had several structural deficiencies,' new analysis reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/shackletons-infamous-ship-endurance-clearly-had-several-structural-deficiencies-new-analysis-reveals BvYKsjDd8tfBgSXJin6XgV Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:14:36 +0000 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:32:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fossil of huge penguin that lived 3 million years ago discovered in New Zealand — what happened to it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/penguins/fossil-of-huge-penguin-that-lived-3-million-years-ago-discovered-in-new-zealand-what-happened-to-it VZtryGujqp9vSirdoX32p Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:58:06 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover 85 'active' lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-discover-85-active-lakes-buried-beneath-antarcticas-ice 3wexsDPXYzDMSgJ7GKQYp9 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:19:23 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:29:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Serious adverse and unintended consequences': Polar geoengineering isn't the answer to climate change ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/serious-adverse-and-unintended-consequences-polar-geoengineering-isnt-the-answer-to-climate-change dXsHS48BVqqZaMjRBFrnUi Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:37:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/40-year-old-queen-of-icebergs-a23a-is-no-longer-worlds-biggest-after-losing-several-very-large-chunks-since-may RHo2idoFWkfMhC2ZjFJH7o Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:19:01 +0000 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:03:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are there any countries with no mosquitoes? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mosquitos/are-there-any-countries-with-no-mosquitoes TuwrUTPjgVTLvD8wbbvtN4 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica 'will affect the world for generations to come' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/abrupt-changes-taking-place-in-antarctica-will-affect-the-world-for-generations-to-come YF6sJ6yaagXaBRmqKUaf9V Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:25:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover long-lost giant rivers that flowed across Antarctica up to 80 million years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-discover-long-lost-giant-rivers-that-flowed-across-antarctica-up-to-80-million-years-ago 5vosZ5EZCzVhi3qFiCzuPb Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:27:58 +0000 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:58:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctic sea ice collapse linked to a mysterious spike in ocean salt ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarctic-sea-ice-collapse-linked-to-a-mysterious-spike-in-ocean-salt mHWEKhfMHqqjitCUCLXbdG Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:28:05 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:47:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica: 'It's one of these long-standing mysteries' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/bizarre-radio-signals-that-defy-physics-detected-under-antarctica-its-one-of-these-long-standing-mysteries fqdLLafSASPWn6pdpjm7HW Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/haunting-blood-red-squid-with-large-hooks-drifts-through-antarctic-oceans-midnight-zone-in-world-first-video m99bdVxNjggV4gkHCGhp3k Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:09:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/worlds-largest-iceberg-a23a-is-disintegrating-into-thousands-of-pieces-alongside-penguin-refuge-earth-from-space Pgv3nwNEGLdXGcrzXoDnpN Tue, 20 May 2025 09:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/nasa-satellites-show-antarctica-has-gained-ice-despite-rising-global-temperatures-how-is-that-possible HMqaCweWwNfTJLdQrynK7a Tue, 13 May 2025 20:21:57 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2025 15:25:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's hiding under Antarctica's ice? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/whats-hiding-under-antarcticas-ice nRjiAkotZhJv89XM2g5Cpc Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The North Pole could shift 90 feet west by 2100 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-north-pole-could-shift-90-feet-west-by-2100 AqV6bAT3pucmyCgKof8Hd5 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:24:11 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:59:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wilkes Land crater: The giant hole in East Antarctica's gravitational field likely caused by a meteorite ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/wilkes-land-crater-the-giant-hole-in-east-antarcticas-gravitational-field-likely-caused-by-a-meteorite oRjNG4eRGYccAkDvFnGEqM Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:59:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-didnt-expect-to-find-such-a-beautiful-thriving-ecosystem-hidden-world-of-life-discovered-beneath-antarctic-iceberg qQiLqKKBE6HuQk6hXjuirC Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:16:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drake Passage: The 'most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe' — where waves reach up to 80 feet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/drake-passage-the-most-dreaded-bit-of-ocean-on-the-globe-where-waves-reach-up-to-80-feet 7wBramdyg49bJ84ycUVAee Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/watch-enormous-deep-sea-spiders-crawl-around-sub-antarctic-seafloor r6qBGLTba5i5ok7kA9R5wb Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:19:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists create new map showing ice-free Antarctica in more detail than ever before ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-create-new-map-showing-ice-free-antarctica-in-more-detail-than-ever-before 4CS7Cjb4p8iFeTt4TzZBEU Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:56:07 +0000 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:53:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ocean's 'heart' is slowing down — and it will affect the entire planet's circulation ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/oceans-heart-is-slowing-down-and-it-will-affect-the-entire-planets-circulation m2JynF5e5GySjLiNCSk58J Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:07:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/queen-of-icebergs-a23a-grounds-off-south-atlantic-wildlife-haven XyTHpBXk4bugKELHod7yok Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:11:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Australia's 'upside down' dinosaur age had two giant predators, 120 million-year-old fossils reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/fossil-discovery-in-australia-reveals-upside-down-dinosaur-ecosystem-with-2-giant-predators jrXr9jyKirErpHTb32oVPT Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:42:15 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/lake-vostok-the-15-million-year-old-lake-buried-miles-beneath-antarcticas-ice VbQwFF4H8STCobEK6L2FLX Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Orcas off Antarctica filmed teaching calves to hunt in incredible new footage ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-off-antarctica-filmed-teaching-calves-to-hunt-in-incredible-new-footage JnPYWQeH54oFRdXZt7K38W Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:44:57 +0000 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover hidden 'plumbing' that's driving Antarctic ice sheet into the ocean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-discover-hidden-plumbing-thats-driving-antarctic-ice-sheet-into-the-ocean REPzHzMY97NqAm4gaxVLDX Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:54:52 +0000 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:24:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/ancient-duck-like-creature-discovered-in-antarctica-may-be-the-oldest-modern-bird-ever-discovered qKAh44NHGyTGwDdrLxstyR Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It was so simple': How Antarctica's missing meteorites were discovered using a block of ice, a freezer and a lamp ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/it-was-so-simple-how-antarcticas-missing-meteorites-were-discovered-using-a-block-of-ice-a-freezer-and-a-lamp vYga5eaemwzLdbK5yqfyV6 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:08:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How is the ocean melting Antarctica? We're starting to figure it out ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/how-is-the-ocean-melting-antarctica-were-starting-to-figure-it-out LUKYNiUmENAjWgAK5ssYsE Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:05:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:06:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/queen-of-icebergs-a23a-is-barreling-toward-a-remote-south-atlantic-island-millions-of-animals-could-be-at-risk QPEqhKBiLfgs8yJTUKxjQC Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:01:50 +0000 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/warm-water-from-deep-sea-flowing-towards-one-of-antarcticas-largest-ice-shelves yE9k8cUzsgGmsm3ZUTCRfi Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:48:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:00:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica 'pyramid': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/pyramid-in-antarctica-the-icy-mountain-that-looks-remarkably-like-a-human-made-structure tx9HxmXCZNVwMHowJHfxsK Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:30 +0000 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:22:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica ice melt could cause 100 hidden volcanoes to erupt ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarctica-ice-melt-could-cause-100-hidden-volcanoes-to-erupt wqY7G54q6hKYUBNDK7fjtJ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:18:49 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:48:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Massive Antarctic icebergs' split from glaciers may be unrelated to climate change ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/massive-antarctic-icebergs-split-from-glaciers-may-be-unrelated-to-climate-change 2CkVmXNumTmqsbBEvFeA47 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-peered-beneath-a-frozen-antarctic-lake-and-uncovered-a-never-before-seen-ecosystem ns7bKoDN9fUfSukTFJKVwQ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:01:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/40-year-old-mega-iceberg-the-largest-on-earth-is-on-the-move-after-being-trapped-in-a-giant-vortex-for-months zZxAjpBb5Pdrh2crspG7pH Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:02:29 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:59:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/earth-from-space-antarcticas-deception-island-is-one-of-the-only-places-on-earth-where-you-can-sail-into-an-active-volcano n47K856pAvKanEmQkdsQbd Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:14:16 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:04:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Another piece of the puzzle': Antarctica's 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossils/another-piece-of-the-puzzle-antarcticas-1st-ever-amber-fossil-sheds-light-on-dinosaur-era-rainforest-that-covered-south-pole-90-million-years-ago UbuJPSKHYsMu6gAEoXiQHL Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:20:37 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 3D scans reveal stunning details of Shackleton's doomed Endurance expedition to Antarctica ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/new-3d-scans-reveal-stunning-details-of-shackletons-doomed-endurance-expedition-to-antarctica 2wGMWF7fssDd9tKppeE437 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/bizarre-polar-vortex-over-antarctica-delayed-ozone-hole-opening-scientists-say S6aKbPnvSS2ZcZcQdfswgX Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:32:32 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:54 +0000