Using satellite images and airborne radar measurements, a team of scientists has discovered giant channels…
Browsing: Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent, a vast and remote region covered almost entirely by ice. Despite its extreme conditions, it plays a crucial role in global climate systems, ocean circulation, and sea level regulation. Scientists from around the world conduct cutting-edge research here, studying everything from ancient ice cores and subglacial lakes to microbial life and the impacts of climate change. This page showcases the latest scientific findings from Antarctica, offering insights into the continent’s changing environment and its significance for the planet’s future.
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered evidence of diverse life forms in the…
A NSF funded research team has reached a subglacial lake and retrieved water and sediment…
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) arrived in western Antarctica earlier in December, preparing for their…
Colder temperatures have kept crabs out of Antarctic seas for 30 million years, but warmer…
A new study has come up with the most accurate estimate yet for the melting…
Lake Vida in Antarctica is covered by an ice cap up to 27 meters (89…
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling…
Scientists observed two new colonies totaling 6,000 emperor penguin chicks near Mertz Glacier in Antarctica,…
While to most observers, Antarctica is a barren wasteland, there are many who see it…
The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), one of Antarctica’s apex predators, kills penguins and smaller seals…
The seas surrounding Antarctica are among the world’s most pristine, but fishing vessels are set…
In an effort to better understand what the future of climate change may look like,…
Using new techniques with satellite measurements to differentiate between the warm ocean currents attacking the…
According to the first-ever continent-wide risk assessment, climate change and the increasing number of visitors…
Researchers at MIT and Florida State University found evidence that the missing piece in the…
It took two chilling decades, but the Russian team has finally broken into Lake Vostok,…
A team of Russian researchers is close to breaching Lake Vostok, a prehistoric lake that’s…