Scientists uncover why Antarctica became engulfed by ice millions of years before the Arctic

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Jul 2, 2026, 2:00 pm124 ptsTrending
Scientists have uncovered why Antarctica became engulfed by ice millions of years before the Arctic. The international research, published in Science, helps solve one of climate science's longest-standing puzzles: how a vast ice sheet could form when Earth was around 5°C warmer than today.

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