Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.

Antarctica is nearing an irreversible tipping point, with ice loss, ocean changes, and wildlife collapse threatening the ...

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the ...

Antarctica, Earth’s fifth-largest continent, a frozen landmass at the South Pole, pops up in the news from time to time.

Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent's ice, ocean and ecosystems that could ...

New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.

C, and combined with the complex and variable road conditions, the low-temperature environment poses core challenges to the ...

A new study published in Nature Sustainability and taken over by AFP draws attention to how Antarctica, one of the most ...

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and ...

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The extreme adaptation may be driven by environmental factors at King George Island, off Antarctica, where penguins flock together to incubate eggs and protect their young from predators.

The Antarctic Treaty System, in place since 1961, is principally dedicated to the environmental threats that arise locally, including those from fishing, tourism and scientific research.