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Impact of El Niño in the Andes Mountain Range: Increased Rainfall and Flood Risk in 2023

The climatic phenomenon known as El Niño is causing...

Discovery of erythrose in the Milky Way suggests interstellar origin of life precursor molecules

A recent astronomical discovery could rewrite our understanding of...

Argentina launches the 2025/2026 Antarctic Summer Campaign with new scientific and conservation missions

On November 28, the official start of the 2025/2026 Summer Antarctic Campaign took place, an operation that reaffirms Argentina's commitment to scientific research and...

Antarctica has more vegetation than previously thought: it covers an area the size of Berlin, why is it key?

An unprecedented study revealed that the vegetation in Antarctica covers approximately 107,000 hectares, an area comparable to the size of the city of Berlin. This...

Good news: the ozone hole has already closed and it’s the earliest disappearance in 6 years

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica finished closing this Monday, December 1st, marking the earliest disappearance since 2019. Additionally, it was the smallest...

Antarctic sea ice marks its third lowest maximum in history, surpassed only in 2023 and 2024

The Antarctic sea ice extent has once again fallen well below historical values. The area covered by ice was nearly 900,000 square kilometers below...

The collapse of the Hektoria Glacier warns of accelerated melting threatening the ecological stability of Antarctica

In just two months, almost half of the Hektoria Glacier, located in eastern Antarctica, disintegrated, losing more than eight kilometers of ice. The phenomenon,...