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Freshwater runoff from rivers brings more carbon, nutrients to Arctic Ocean
Research News
Robotic underwater vehicle snaps first images of seafloor beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
Research News
Whaling and climate change lead to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins
Research News
Unless warming is slowed, emperor penguins will march toward extinction
Research News
Reframing the dangers Antarctica's meltwater ponds pose to ice shelves and sea level
Research News
Antarctic ice cliffs may not contribute to ice-sheet instability as much as predicted
Research News
Vintage film shows that Thwaites Glacier ice shelf has melted faster than previously observed
Research News
More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed from ships' logbooks
Research News
Instability in Antarctic ice projected to increase likelihood of worst-case sea level rise
Research News
Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf
Research News
NSF press conference on first result from Event Horizon Telescope project
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Scientists set sail on expedition to investigate 'Iceberg Alley' off Antarctica
Research News