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Polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ‘ice trials’ in Antarctica

Research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed “ice trials” during its maiden voyage to Antarctica, a key milestone in the vessel’s commissioning. The trials saw the polar research ship tested through ice at every power level to measure ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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Giant iceberg blocks scientists hoping to study ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Teams of scientists sailing to examine the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica are having trouble getting there. A large iceberg broke off the deteriorating Thwaites Glacier and, along with sea ice, it is blocking two research ships with dozens of ...

03 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat

Scientists have mapped a critical area of seafloor in front of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica in high-resolution for the first time, giving them a window into how fast it has retreated and moved in the past. The glacier has been an ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:00

New study provides close-up view of melting underneath Thwaites Glacier

The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica may be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood. A new study provides a close-up view of melting underneath the glacier ...

15 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Much of Thwaites Glacier could be lost by 23rd century, experts say

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could be lost by the 23rd century, experts say. The glacier spans an area equal to the island of Great Britain or the US state of ...

20 Sept 2024 at 00:05

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