Part 1. Reconstructing past climate variability. Long-term climate evolution based on ice core records / Barbara Stenni -- Antarctic air bubbles and the long-term ice core record of CO2 and other ...

Ammonia released from penguin guano may help to reduce the effects of climate change in the Antarctic by contributing to increased cloud formation, according to an analysis published in Communications ...

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations," scientists warned ...

Beneath the expansive ice of Antarctica lies an extraordinary resource: a vast population of krill, specifically Euphausia superba. Despite their diminutive size—comparable to a paper clip—these ...

Ten of thousands of penguins, clustered together on the Antarctic Peninsula, can produce some potent stenches. Now, scientists have found that all that waste could be powerful enough to cool the ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast ...

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Antarctica is the area of Earth with the coldest climate — a barren land where very few lifeforms can survive. One of two continents located entirely in the Southern hemisphere, Antarctica may seem ...

Antarctica’s krill fishery has shut down months ahead of schedule after reaching its full seasonal catch-limit—a historic first. The early closure is fueling urgent calls to protect the Southern Ocean ...

Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant — which could be essential if the original cash crop disappears — may someday live in different places than ...