Even Antarctica Isn’t Safe: Microplastics Found Inside the Continent’s Only Insect

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...
中国日报网

China plans to play a bigger role in Antarctic governance

Polar research icebreakers Xuelong 2 and Xuelong traverse sea ice during the 42nd Antarctic expedition on Dec 5. The two vessels arrived at the designated operation area that day and jointly conducted ...

Q&A: Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...
Outside

Polar Guide Richard Parks Is Taking Will Smith into Antarctica's Frozen Interior in 'Pole to Pole'

Richard Parks was once a professional rugby player, but after a career-altering injury, he began to pursue polar exploration. To date, he has skied more solo, unsupported, and unassisted miles in ...
IFLScience

The Largest Native Terrestrial Animal In Antarctica Is Both Smaller And Tougher Than You'd Expect

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
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The only bugs in Antarctica are already eating microplastics

Microplastics are, it seems, everywhere. They’ve been found at the top of the highest mountains, and at the bottom of the sea; they’re inside our bodies, in the soil under our feet, and they rain down ...
The New York Times

Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway

The continent’s ice is melting and raising sea levels worldwide. Our journalists will be sending regular dispatches as they head there with scientists trying to ...
The New York Times

Journey to the Melting Continent

The New York Times is on an expedition to study Antarctica’s fastest-thinning glaciers. CreditCredit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times For much of January and February, Raymond Zhong, a New York Times ...
Phys.org

West Antarctica's history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent's 'catastrophic' geology

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ...
earth

Australia warns: We are witnessing the beginning of multiple, irreversible changes in Antarctica

At COP30 in Brazil, Australian Antarctic scientists warned that Antarctica is entering abrupt, irreversible climate changes. This is as warming nears 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above ...
The Debrief

A Robot Vanished, Then Mysteriously Reappeared Near Antarctica—Now Researchers Reveal What It Discovered While It Was Missing

A rogue robotic oceanographic instrument that drifted away from the Totten Glacier accidentally collected data on one of Antarctica’s most inaccessible regions, offering researchers an unexpected ...