New map reveals a rugged world beneath Antarctic ice sheet
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People, things, and places are named for many different reasons, but how did the Arctic and the Antarctic get their names?
“If you imagined the Scottish Highlands or the European Alps were covered by ice and the only way to understand their shape ...
A robotic ocean float that scientists thought was lost under Antarctica’s thick ice has surprisingly resurfaced, bringing ...
Chinese researchers have braved the cold and harsh environment of Antarctica in order to get a unique view of star formation ...
Part of Pine Island Glacier collapsed several years ago, forming an unstable inlet where no ship had sailed. Until now.
Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...
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Scientists Just Produced the Best Map of Antarctica’s Sub-glacial Landscape, and It’s Good News for Climate Change
In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...
In Antarctica, things can change in a heartbeat. Our ship was approaching the Lemaire Channel, nicknamed “Kodak Alley” for ...
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Earthquakes Deep Below Antarctic Waters Seem to Have Surprising Effects on Life at the Surface
Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...
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As global warming melts glaciers, a novel sanctuary in Antarctica is opening to preserve ice samples
An ice core is something of a time capsule, containing the history of the Earth’s past atmosphere in a frozen climate archive ...
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