Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research

Humanity has lost control of West Antarctic ice-sheet melting.

Paul Holland, Ocean and Ice Scientist, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~7 min

Slowing deep Southern Ocean current may be linked to natural climate cycle – but that's no reason to stop worrying about melting Antarctic ice

Freshening seawater around Antarctica is disrupting a global ocean conveyor which regulates the climate.

Shenjie Zhou, Postdoctoral Physical Oceanography, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min

Ice world: Antarctica's riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A polar scientist takes us on a tour under the ice to explain the forces at work.

Ted Scambos, Senior Research Scientist, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 7, 2022 • ~12 min

Conger ice shelf has collapsed: what you need to know, according to experts

For the first time since satellites started studying the continent, East Antarctica has lost an entire ice shelf.

Bertie Miles, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Geosciences, University of Edinburgh • conversation
March 28, 2022 • ~6 min

Sharks that hunted near Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history in their teeth

These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50 million years ago.

Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced • conversation
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min

Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history

These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50-30 million years ago.

Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced • conversation
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min

Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren't cut quickly

If emissions continue at their current pace, Antarctica will cross a threshold into runaway sea rise when today’s kids are raising families. Pulling CO2 out of the air later won't stop the ice loss.

Andrea Dutton, Professor of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
May 17, 2021 • ~8 min

Life in the deep freeze – the revolution that changed our view of glaciers forever

Glaciers aren't sterile wastelands – they're chock-full of microscopic life.

Jemma Wadham, Professor of Glaciology, University of Bristol • conversation
May 17, 2021 • ~8 min

The hopeful return of polar whales

Whales are rediscovering their old haunts in the Arctic and Southern oceans after centuries of hunting.

Lauren McWhinnie, Assistant Professor in Marine Geography, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Jan. 1, 2021 • ~7 min

200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction

For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.

Alessandro Antonello, Senior Research Fellow in History, Flinders University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~8 min

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