Massive iceberg threatens remote penguin sanctuary
by Eléonore HUGHES Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a…
6 years ago
Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades: study
SANTIAGO Chile (AFP) — The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study…
6 years ago
Antarctica’s glacier-damming ice shelves at risk
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into…
6 years ago
Case cracked: mystery Antarctica fossil is massive prehistoric egg
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Scientists had nicknamed it "The Thing" -- a mysterious football-sized fossil…
6 years ago
Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change color as "green…
6 years ago
Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event…
7 years ago
Antarctic penguins suffer ‘catastrophic’ breeding failure
The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a "catastrophic" breeding failure after nearly all chicks born over…
7 years ago
New UN Global Climate report ‘another strong wake-up call’ over global warming: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on…
7 years ago
UK, US launch biggest-ever study of Antarctic glacier
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain and the United States on Monday launched a research program billed "the most…
8 years ago
Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight year
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said…
8 years ago
Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea…
9 years ago
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