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Scientists discover new site of potential instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the size of New Jersey beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) near the Weddell Sea. (2012-05-10)

Groundwater pumping leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams
As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn't just seep back into the ground - it also evaporates into the atmosphere, or runs off into rivers and canals, eventually emptying into the world's oceans. (2012-05-09)

Antarctic albatross displays shift in breeding habits
A new study of the wandering albatross - one of the largest birds on Earth - has shown that some of the birds are breeding earlier in the season compared with 30 years ago. (2012-05-01)

Warm Ocean Currents Cause Majority of Ice Loss from Antarctica
Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of ice shelves are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica, a new study using measurements from NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) revealed. (2012-04-26)

Geophysicists employ novel method to identify sources of global sea level rise
As the Earth's climate warms, a melting ice sheet produces a distinct and highly non-uniform pattern of sea-level change, with sea level falling close to the melting ice sheet and rising progressively farther away. (2012-04-25)

IceCube Neutrino Observatory provides new insights into origin of cosmic rays
Analysis of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector deployed in deep ice at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica at the geographic South Pole, recently provided new insight into one of the most enduring mysteries in physics, the production of cosmic rays. (2012-04-23)

Scientists Determined First-ever Census for Emperor Penguins
A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought. (2012-04-16)

Scientists complete first-ever emperor penguin count from space
There are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than was previously thought, according to a new study released today by an international team of researchers using high-resolution satellite mapping technology. (2012-04-16)

Ice sheet collapse and sea-level rise at the Bølling warming 14,600 years ago
International scientists have shown that a dramatic sea-level rise occurred at the onset of the first warm period of the last deglaciation, known as the Bølling warming, approximately 14,600 years ago. (2012-04-06)

Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic
As ESA's Envisat satellite marks ten years in orbit, it continues to observe the rapid retreat of one of Antarctica's ice shelves due to climate warming. (2012-04-06)