Tamara Jones+FollowPenguin Colonies Spotted from Space!Scientists just found a bunch of new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica—using satellites and, get this, penguin poop stains on the ice! 🐧 These discoveries bump up the known colonies by 5-10%, but here’s the twist: most are in areas hit hardest by climate change. Emperor penguins are basically the climate change canaries of the Antarctic. Wild how tech and nature are colliding, right? Would you ever have guessed penguin poo could help save a species? #Science #EmperorPenguins #Antarctica450Share
Tamara Jones+FollowAnchors Are Wrecking 15,000-Year-Old Sponges!Scientists just caught ships' anchors nearly wiping out the oldest animals on Earth—giant volcano sponges that can live up to 15,000 years! New underwater footage from Antarctica shows anchors crushing sea life and kicking up clouds of dust, threatening entire ecosystems we barely understand. The wildest part? Most of us had no idea this was even happening. Time to rethink how we treat our oceans before these ancient creatures disappear for good. #Science #OceanConservation #Antarctica10Share
megangibson+FollowScientists Are Melting 1.5M-Year-Old Ice!Imagine unlocking Earth’s climate secrets from over a million years ago! Scientists in the UK just got their hands on a 1.5-million-year-old ice core from Antarctica, and they’re melting it (slowly!) to see what’s inside. This ancient ice could reveal how our planet’s climate cycles shifted and what the atmosphere was really like back then. Think: trapped air, ancient dust, even algae—like a time capsule for climate nerds. Can’t wait to see what they find! #Science #Antarctica #ClimateScience294Share
Jessica Hodge+FollowAntarctica’s Chilling Secret UnearthedDid you know human remains were found in Antarctica back in the 1980s—and they likely belonged to an Indigenous woman from Chile? Researchers think she might have been left behind by 19th-century sealers or buried at sea, only for her bones to wash up on the icy shore. This wild discovery totally rewrites what we thought we knew about who reached Antarctica first. Imagine the stories those frozen shores could tell! #Science #Antarctica #HistoryMystery2607Share
megangibson+FollowAntarctic Ice Just Flipped the ScriptAntarctica’s sea ice just pulled a major plot twist—scientists expected it to keep shrinking, but satellite data shows it’s actually grown to levels not seen since the early 2000s! Climate models are scrambling, and researchers are double-checking everything. Turns out, wild weather patterns and maybe even undersea volcanoes could be behind the surprise. It’s got everyone rethinking what we really know about the frozen south. Nature loves a curveball! #Science #Antarctica #ClimateScience833278Share
Tamara Jones+FollowAntarctica’s Melting: Why It’s a Big DealDid you know East Antarctica is melting way faster than we thought? Scientists just dropped a massive study showing surface meltwater is spreading, and it’s not just a little—it’s thousands of square kilometers. If all that ice melts, sea levels could rise by 190 feet (seriously!). The culprit? Our love of dirty energy and overconsumption. The fix? Clean energy, smarter shopping, and lifestyle tweaks. Wild to think our daily choices could help slow down a global crisis! #Science #Antarctica #ClimateChange91Share
Tamara Jones+FollowAntarctica’s Hidden Green Past?!Scientists just found out that the land under Antarctica’s ice sheets is way flatter than anyone thought—and it’s been that way for 80 million years! Turns out, this ancient ground used to be green and only got iced over about 34 million years ago. The wild part? The shape of this land is actually affecting how fast the ice melts today, which could totally change what we know about rising sea levels and climate change. Mind blown! #Science #Antarctica #ScienceNews50Share
Richard Vaughan+FollowAntarctica’s Sea Ice Is Breaking All the RulesAntarctica’s sea ice is vanishing way faster than anyone thought—and the ocean’s getting saltier, not fresher. Scientists expected melting ice to dilute the water, but new satellite data shows the opposite. This salty twist is making it harder for sea ice to come back, and it’s setting off a feedback loop that could speed up global warming, mess with weather, and threaten penguins and krill. Turns out, what happens in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica. #Science #ClimateChange #Antarctica6462Share
Melvin Mosley+FollowAntarctica’s Not-So-Silent ProblemTurns out, even in Antarctica, wildlife can’t escape our noise! Scientists found that a power generator’s hum can be heard 2km away in a supposedly protected area, stressing out seabirds and marine mammals. The noise is messing with their communication, foraging, and even causing higher stress hormone levels. It’s wild (and kinda sad) that our tech is stressing out penguins at the literal edge of the world. Should we be worried about how far our noise travels? #Antarctica #NoisePollution #Wildlife #Science120Share
James Brady+FollowAntarctica’s Sky Rivers Are Doubling?!Atmospheric rivers—literal rivers of water vapor in the sky—are set to double over Antarctica by 2100, and they’ll dump 2.5x more precipitation. Why does this matter? These mega-storms could seriously speed up melting ice and sea-level rise. Basically, Antarctica’s weather is getting wilder, and that spells trouble for coastlines everywhere. Scientists say cutting emissions is key to slowing this down. Wild times for our planet! #ClimateChange #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise #Science30Share
