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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
A Colorado School of Mines researcher is part of an international team that has set up a remote Antarctic camp to attempt to drill for sediment holding critical climate insights.
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Ancient Antarctic rivers challenge theory of a flat landscape, as mission for climate clues beneath Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
Pre-glacial West Antarctica was a rugged, uneven landscape, not a flat plain, reshaping our understanding of how its ice sheet formed and how it may behave in a warming climate.
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Binghamton University scientist seeks ancient climate clues under Antarctic ice
12 December 2025
Molly Patterson is the co-chief scientist of an international research expedition.
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Antarctica’s frozen grip - what happens when it slips?
12 December 2025
If the Ross Ice Shelf detaches from the seabed, so much ice will tumble off Antarctica into the ocean sea levels could rise five metres.
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The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea-level rise questions
12 December 2025
At a remote field camp, scientists and engineers are on a mission to discover when and how fast the West Antarctic could melt.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
An international team has set up camp 700 km from the nearest base, to drill for mud and rocks holding insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Hunting climate clues beneath the ice
05 October 2025
When a NZ-led team travelled to the far reaches of the Ross Ice Shelf seeking geological records critical for forecasting sea-level rise, Ana Tovey was there to document the mission.
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What ancient ice sheets can tell us about future sea-level rise
21 June 2025
When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind.
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Working in ice-solation
12 May 2025
Feeling a bit chilly as winter approaches? Try minus 12 in summer. Central District SOCO Sean Heaphy tells Ten One about his Antarctic adventures.
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Marlborough man's white Christmas on Antarctica
23 December 2024
Ryan Steadman isn’t dreaming of a white Christmas. He doesn’t have to. In fact, if he doesn’t get one, we’re all in bother.