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Will Antarctica ever be habitable?
By Martin McGuigan published
As global temperatures rise, the ecology of Antarctica is already changing, but Earth's climate would have to change drastically before the continent could support agriculture and permanent settlers.
Enormous river discovered beneath Antarctica is nearly 300 miles long
By Stephanie Pappas published
The discovery of a river beneath the Antarctic ice reveals that the bottom of the ice sheet may be more susceptible to melt than previously believed.
Massive Antarctic iceberg was ripped in two by powerful ocean currents
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Fractures in an Antarctic iceberg were likely caused by rapid changes in the currents that flow through the Southern Ocean.
Ice Shelf Collapse Reveals New Undersea World
By Bjorn Carey last updated
Scientists have found clams and bacteria thriving under Antarctica.
Scientists discover 1 million-year-old DNA sample lurking beneath Antarctic seafloor
By Harry Baker published
Analysis of DNA samples collected from beneath the seafloor in Antarctica has revealed that some of the ancient genetic material could be around 1 million years old.
'Doomsday Glacier' is teetering even closer to disaster than scientists thought, new seafloor map shows
By Harry Baker published
A new study has revealed that the Thwaites glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier," could melt away much faster than previously believed.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is hemorrhaging ice faster than in the past 5,500 years
By Ben Turner published
Ice melt from vanishing glaciers in Antarctica could raise sea levels by as much as 11 feet.
'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time
By Brandon Specktor published
A sprawling new sonar map of Antarctica's Southern Ocean includes the ocean's new deepest point, the 'Factorian Deep,' for the first time.
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