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fromMail Online
15 hours ago

What could go wrong? Experts DRILL into Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

Measuring around the same size as Great Britain, this huge mass of ice in West Antarctica is one of the largest and fastest changing glaciers in the world. Worryingly, research has shown that if it collapses, the glacier will cause global sea levels to rise by a whopping 2.1ft (65cm) - plunging entire communities underwater. For this reason, it has been nicknamed the 'Doomsday Glacier'.
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fromNature
1 month ago

Probing pollutants: how I use penguin faeces to measure contaminants in Antarctica

An analytical chemist collects Adélie penguin faecal samples on Horseshoe Island, Antarctica, to detect trace contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides, and microplastics.
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