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Ancient Rocky Structure Found Beneath Antarctica. And It's Messing with the Ice.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The potential for the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica to collapse is determined by a newly discovered rock boundary running right down the middle of the ice.

Nearly 25% of West Antarctic Ice in Danger of Collapse
By Mindy Weisberger published
Decades of climate change have severely weakened 24% of western Antarctica's ice.

Mystery Sea Opened Up During the Antarctic Winter. Now, Scientists Know Why.
By Stephanie Pappas published
In 2017, the open sea grew nearly 100 times its size in just a month.

The Oldest Ice on Earth May Be Hiding 1.5 Miles Beneath Antarctica
By Megan Gannon published
European scientists looking for some of the oldest ice on the planet have homed in on a particular spot in Antarctica.

Antarctica's Bizarre Green Icebergs Are More Than a Quirk of the Southern Ocean
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists think they know why some icebergs are emerald.

Scientists Pin Down Cause of Mysterious 'Icequakes' Shaking Antarctica
By Stephanie Pappas published
Slushy spots in Antarctica quiver with minuscule tremors as the temperature fluctuates.

An Iceberg Twice the Size of NYC Could Soon Break Off Antarctica
By Mindy Weisberger published
Lengthening cracks in the Brunt Ice Shelf spell trouble for the shelf's future.

Geologists Figured Out Where the Most Remote Part of the Ocean Came From
By Rafi Letzter published
The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.
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