Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found following iceberg calving

Scientists explore a seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2025 ~6 min

Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models

Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the landscape and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 9, 2024 ~4 min


Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes

Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf collapse

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2024 ~6 min

Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 8, 2024 ~5 min

Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer

Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings, according

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 metres per day

The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age, far more rapid than the satellite-derived retreat rates observed today, new research has found.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 28, 2020 ~6 min

Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean

An international team of scientists has found part of the world’s largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall ice shelf average due to solar heating of the surrounding ocean surface.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 29, 2019 ~5 min

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