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The quandary of detecting the signature of climate change in Antarctica
Global warming driven by human activities is expected to be accentuated in polar regions compared with the global average, an effect called polar...
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Bio-synthesis of graphene oxide-decorated silver nanocomposites using Usnea antarctica and Umbilicaria antarctica from Antarctic Peninsula and evaluation of their antimicrobial activities
In this study, silver@graphene oxide nanocomposites (Ag@GO NCs) derived from extracts of Antarctic lichens Usnea antarctica and Umbilicaria antarctica ...
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An Ediacaran orogeny in subglacial East Antarctica is uncovered by detrital garnet geochronology
Detrital minerals provide valuable insights into the tectonic history of continents. Uranium-lead dating of detrital zircon is widely used to...
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Sustained ocean cooling insufficient to reverse sea level rise from Antarctica
Global mean sea level has risen at an accelerating rate in the last decade and will continue to rise for centuries. The Amundsen Sea Embayment in...
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Trophic transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through the food web of the Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
The Antarctic ecosystem is characterized by few consumer species and simple trophic levels (TLs), rendering it an ideal setting to investigate the...
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Recent increase in the surface mass balance in central East Antarctica is unprecedented for the last 2000 years
The Antarctic Ice Sheet’s reaction on the continuing global warming is crucial to project the future sea level rise. The increasing air temperature...
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Metatranscriptomic responses and microbial degradation of background polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the coastal Mediterranean and Antarctica
Although microbial degradation is a key sink of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in surface seawaters, there is a dearth of field-based...
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China’s Growing Footprint in Antarctica: Soft Power, Science, and Global Ecopolitics
Over the past 30 years, China has made a significant long-term commitment to expanding its presence in Antarctica. This case study analysis asserts...
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Presence of perchlorate in marine sediments from Antarctica during 2017–2020
Perchlorate of natural origin is a persistent pollutant that affects thyroid function by inhibiting iodine uptake, and this pollutant is frequently...
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South African dust contribution to the high southern latitudes and East Antarctica during interglacial stages
Mineral dust is a natural tracer of atmospheric composition and climate variability. Yet, there is still much to be known about the Southern...
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Accurate and Sensitive Determination of Concentrations of Twenty-Two Elements in the Surface Water from West Antarctica
The requirements for better understanding of marine metal geochemistry continually emphasize precise and accurate quantitative determination of...
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Massive earthquake swarm driven by magmatic intrusion at the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica
An earthquake swarm affected the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica, a unique rift basin in transition from intra-arc rifting to ocean spreading. The...
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Development and validation of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method for the determination of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 200 Antarctica samples by gas chromatography mass spectrometry
Antarctica has seen an increase in scientific research and tourism, and anthropogenic activities such as incineration of waste products and fuel...
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Toxic metals in cyanobacterial mat of Big Lachman Lake, James Ross Island, Antarctica
The northern part of James Ross Island is the largest deglaciated area in the Antarctic Peninsula region with a unique ecosystem created during the...
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Glacial lake outburst floods enhance benthic microbial productivity in perennially ice-covered Lake Untersee (East Antarctica)
Benthic ecosystems of perennially ice-covered lakes in Antarctica are highly sensitive to climate-driven changes. Lake Untersee has been in...
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High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data
Geothermal heat flow in the polar regions plays a crucial role in understanding ice-sheet dynamics and predictions of sea level rise....
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Poleward eddy-induced warm water transport across a shelf break off Totten Ice Shelf, East Antarctica
Ice mass loss in the Wilkes Land sector of East Antarctica and the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea sectors of West Antarctica has contributed to a...
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Investigations on baseline levels for natural radioactivity in soils, rocks, and lakes of Larsemann Hills in East Antarctica
A comprehensive measurement of concentrations of the natural radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K, and 226 Ra in the soil and rocks along with natural...
