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Antarctica

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Antarctic ice melt may be reversible due to rising land beneath

The West Antarctic ice sheet grew back after severe thinning thousands of years ago – a sign that melting ice today could recover thanks to rising landmasses

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Polar ice sheets may retreat much faster than previously thought

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An Antarctic petrel

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Freak storms stopped tens of thousands of birds breeding in Antarctica

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Icefin under Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf
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Melt rate of Antarctic ‘doomsday glacier’ slowed by freshwater layer

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Satellite photo of the B22a iceberg after coming unstuck

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Breakaway iceberg raises concerns over Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’

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Aerial view showing a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest seen during a flight between Manaus and Manicore, in Amazonas State, Brazil, on June 6, 2022. - The way for man's lust over the Amazonian richness is open at the "non-destined public forests" of Brazil, a non-regulated immense area where land invaders, miners and illegal loggers camp freely. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice

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Grotto in a berg, Terra Nova in distance Taylor and Wright (interior), Antarctica, 5th January 1911. British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)

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Telling the story of Antarctica through 100 objects

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Emperors penguins huddled on the ice

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Most Antarctic animals and plants are set to decline by 2100

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TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28, 2022. - The icebergs originate from Jakobshavn glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The massive icebergs that detach from the glacier float for years in the waters in front of the fjord before being carried south by ocean currents. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Arctic and Antarctic saw record warmth and ice melt in 2022

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Antarctica from space
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Antarctica research finds microplastic in every sample tested

It had been assumed that Antarctica is a pristine continent untouched by human waste. Now, results from a 2019 voyage to Antarctica show the wide prevalence of microplastics on the continent

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Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough’s sequel dazzles

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Southern fin whales have recovered to large numbers in the Antarctic

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Vast reservoir of water discovered under the ice in Antarctica

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RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials in Antarctica

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