Strange Creatures Accidentally Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Shelf
Strange things can be found when one drills through nearly 3,000 feet of Antarctic ice.
Read moreStrange things can be found when one drills through nearly 3,000 feet of Antarctic ice.
Read moreA giant iceberg the size of the U.S. state of Delaware is floating toward the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, raising fears it could indirectly endanger young wildlife.
Read morePenguins are not the fastest birds on the planet, but try telling that to a researcher who’s taking a headcount of a massive colony in Antarctica.
Read moreThe year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found.
Read moreScientists from Hokkaido University announced Monday they have discovered a region of high melting activity beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica responsible for an alarming rate of ice loss, which will give them better insight into predicting sea-level rise from glacial melting.
Read moreBritish scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space.
Read moreScientists recently discovered that the East Antarctic ice sheet — the world’s largest reservoir of freshwater — retreated 435 miles during a warming period in which it was previously believed to have been stable.
Read moreNew research finds that the South Pole has heated up at three times the global average since 1989, likely due to changing temperatures in tropical seas and possibly intensified by greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreEver the resourceful animal, Adélie penguins in eastern Antarctica made the best of a bad situation about three years ago during a warmer breeding season when there was less ice in their environment: they ate more food.
Read moreNew Zealand said Tuesday it will reduce its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually uninhabited continent free from Covid-19.
Read moreNew research shows that by the end of the last Ice Age, the ice shelves around the Antarctic coastline were retreating at a baffling speed of more than 160 feet per day, much faster than the rates scientists observe today.
Read moreParts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change color as green snow caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with increases in global temperatures, research showed Wednesday.
Read morePerspective can mean the world when observing a melting glacier.
Read moreFrog fossils found for the first time in Antarctica provide evidence of a warm and temperate climate in the Antarctic Peninsula and the existence of freshwater habitats which supported the earliest known modern amphibians 40 million years ago.
Read moreResearchers combing through soil samples in the South Pole found evidence that a vast rainforest stretched across West Antarctica nearly 90 million years ago, offering a first glimpse into prehistoric climate in Earth’s southernmost region.
Read moreThe U.N. weather agency said Friday that an Argentine research base on the northern tip of Antarctica is reporting a temperature that, if confirmed, could be a record high for the icy continent.
Read moreAs tourism and scientific research grows in the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers revealed Monday a host of non-native species likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula and create new problems amid an already fragile ecosystem.
Read moreSearchers combing Antarctic seas have recovered parts of a military transport plane and human remains belonging to some of the 38 people aboard who vanished en route to the frozen continent, Chilean officials said Thursday.
Read moreScientists have revealed the most detailed map of the land beneath the massive ice sheets of Antarctica – a map that offers significant insight into how the continent will respond to climate change and contribute to rising sea levels, according to a new scientific study.
Read moreChile’s air force lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country’s base in Antarctica, and authorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic about the aircraft’s fate.
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