Antarctica is one of the planet’s most mysterious frontiers, a frozen environment that holds vital evidence about Earth’s past, present, and future climate. Today, it is facing unprecedented change. Giant rifts are opening across the Brunt Ice Shelf, sea ice is declining at rates once considered impossible, and bird colonies face severe threat from disease.
Scientists studying this enigmatic place have extracted ancient ice cores that reveal our climate record back 1.5 million years. They are researching ice physics, exploring calving events, and undertaking atmospheric sampling to better predict change. Together, these discoveries are reshaping our understanding of how Earth responds to potentially catastrophic events.
In this compilation of Antarctica video reports, New Scientist examines the science behind this rapidly changing continent and what it reveals about the future of our planet.
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