'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?

'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover? | 'Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge | Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 23, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?]( (karenfoleyphotography / Alamy Stock Photo) ['We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?]( Look out over Antarctica in the summer, and time seems frozen. The South Pole's midnight sun appears to hover in place, never dropping below the horizon for weeks between November and January. But the Antarctic’s timelessness is an illusion. Only a decade ago, on summer nights across the coast, the sun would glide ever so slightly over the ocean, dusting its ice floes in golden light. Yet today, much of this sea ice is nowhere in sight. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next. Worryingly, they are increasingly alarmed that it may never come back. [Read More]( [] - ['Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge]( In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge. [] - [Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage]( The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs. [] History & Archaeology [] ['I nearly fell out of my chair': 1,800-year-old mini portrait of Alexander the Great found in a field in Denmark]( (M. Peterson, Museum West Zealand) ['I nearly fell out of my chair': 1,800-year-old mini portrait of Alexander the Great found in a field in Denmark]( The miniature bronze portrait depicts Alexander the Great with his wavy hair and crown of ram horns. [Read More]( [] [George Washington's stash of centuries-old cherries found hidden under Mount Vernon floor]( [George Washington's stash of centuries-old cherries found hidden under Mount Vernon floor]( (Mount Vernon) Enslaved people picked the cherries around 250 years ago, likely in pre-Revolutionary War times. Full Story: [Live Science]( (4/23) [] Space [] [Haunting photo of Earth and moon snapped by China's experimental lunar satellites]( (CNSA/DSEL) [Haunting photo of Earth and moon snapped by China's experimental lunar satellites]( China's experimental moon satellites Tiandu-1 and 2 are testing lunar communications and navigation tech. Recently, they shared this image of the lunar surface with a ghostly Earth in the background. [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [James Webb telescope's 'shocking' discovery may hint at hidden exomoon around 'failed star']( (NASA, ESA, CSA, LEAH HUSTAK (SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE)) [James Webb telescope's 'shocking' discovery may hint at hidden exomoon around 'failed star']( JWST's surprise discovery of methane emissions and likely aurorae over a distant brown dwarf could indicate this "failed star" is orbited by an active moon. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Detecting cancer in minutes possible with just a drop of dried blood and new test, study hints]( (marekuliasz via Getty Images) [Detecting cancer in minutes possible with just a drop of dried blood and new test, study hints]( Early tests suggest that a new tool that requires only a single drop of blood could detect three of the deadliest forms of cancer. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] What can Google's new AI model SEEDS predict? (Learn the answer [here](). [Vote]( [Food security risks]( [Vote]( [Weather catastrophes]( [Vote]( [Election results]( [Vote]( [Earthquakes](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036