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Antarctic sea ice looming larger over the Southern Ocean.

Visitors are killing Antarctica’s underwater critters

June 9, 2025

A new assessment has found that rising ship traffic carrying tourists to Antarctica is putting a heavy toll on aquatic life and marine ecosystems in this fragile environment. New Zealand, Canadian, and US marine scientists […]

An image of the Antarctic coast near US and New Zealand research stations.

Much more life is locked in Antarctica’s soils than previously known

May 21, 2025

It turns out that the world’s southernmost continent is teeming with life—we just need to know where to look. A new study published yesterday finds that Antarctica, a protected international territory governed by the Antarctic […]