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A group of penguins huddles in an icy landscape When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? ByVictoria Atkinson published 8 September 24 Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

A view from above of a large glacier in the ocean 'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests ByMathieu Morlighem published 23 August 24

Wispy ice streaks stretching across the sea between two ice masses High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica ByHarry Baker published 13 August 24 Earth from spaceA 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.

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A photo of an Antarctic lake, with some mossy vegetation on the ground and snowy mountains in the background 1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows. ByClaudia Colesie published 11 August 24

Visualization of the sand dune shaped ice structures, with three large and three small curves of dark under the ice Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice ByBen Turner published 31 July 24 The unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.

A research vessel in front of a massive iceberg Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice ByKristel Tjandra published 20 June 24 "There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

Iron rich water falls into the ocean from the glacier Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heart BySascha Pare published 7 June 24 Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.

An aerial view of the Maud Rise polynya Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why. ByBen Turner published 3 May 24 The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.

Deception Island, Antarctica. 'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover? ByBen Turner published 22 April 24 Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.

A colony of emperor penguins on the Brunt ice shelf in Antarctica. Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage ByBen Turner published 22 April 24 The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.

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