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Antarctica
Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world and the location of the South Pole. Uninhabited by humans and covered in ice, it is the coldest and driest continent and contains most of the world's ice.
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MAY 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
Researchers studying Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland have identified an unexpected interaction between ice and ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandAPR 05, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment, an international team of researchers led by Aarhu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers led by the University of Arizona (UArizona) conducted a radar "body scan" of Alaska's Malaspina Gl ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 27, 2023Space & Astronomy
Some scientists dedicate their lives to hunting for meteorites, and may have to brave some harsh conditions to do so. An ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 08, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, a trio of researchers led by Colgate University e ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 19, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature, a international team of researchers from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 17, 2022Earth & The Environment
The expedition of Endurance was one of the legends. It is one of the most harrowing survival stories in naval history.Written By: Timothy JamesJUL 12, 2022Technology
Subglacial volcanoes are the result of volcanic activity that takes place beneath a glacier. As the result of magma and ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 30, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Rising temperatures in Antarctica could endanger the only insect native to the frozen continent. Researchers at the Univ ...Written By: Hannah DanielMAY 24, 2022Earth & The Environment
Antarctica has always been a wonderous place with its scenic views and extremophile inhabitants. It has become a scienti ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 04, 2022Plants & Animals
Antarctica is the coldest, driest continent on Earth. As a result, it is virtually uninhabited by humans. At the same ti ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
The ice shelf holding back a glacier the size of Florida could melt within five years, experts with the American Geophys ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
One of the pivotal sets of data in understanding Earth's climate have been the EPICA ice cores from Antarctica, pieces o ...Written By: Matthew LundyNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Earth & The Environment
Climate change is causing a rapid decline in the ice surrounding the South Pole, and new research highlights that this m ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 30, 2021Chemistry & Physics
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) recent physical climate science report details the ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2021Earth & The Environment
During the winter of 2019, a large and deep lake on the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica was lost in about a week. Abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Earth & The Environment
An overlooked aspect of glacial melt could be key to improving sea-level rise models. We often think of glacial melt as ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Researchers studying Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland have identified an unexpected interaction between ice and
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
APR 05, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment, an international team of researchers led by Aarhu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers led by the University of Arizona (UArizona) conducted a radar "body scan" of Alaska's Malaspina Gl
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Some scientists dedicate their lives to hunting for meteorites, and may have to brave some harsh conditions to do so. An
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 08, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, a trio of researchers led by Colgate University e
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 19, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature, a international team of researchers from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 17, 2022
Earth & The Environment
The expedition of Endurance was one of the legends. It is one of the most harrowing survival stories in naval history.
Written By:
Timothy James
JUL 12, 2022
Technology
Subglacial volcanoes are the result of volcanic activity that takes place beneath a glacier. As the result of magma and
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 30, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Rising temperatures in Antarctica could endanger the only insect native to the frozen continent. Researchers at the Univ
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAY 24, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Antarctica has always been a wonderous place with its scenic views and extremophile inhabitants. It has become a scienti
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 04, 2022
Plants & Animals
Antarctica is the coldest, driest continent on Earth. As a result, it is virtually uninhabited by humans. At the same ti
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The ice shelf holding back a glacier the size of Florida could melt within five years, experts with the American Geophys
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
One of the pivotal sets of data in understanding Earth's climate have been the EPICA ice cores from Antarctica, pieces o
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is causing a rapid decline in the ice surrounding the South Pole, and new research highlights that this m
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 30, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) recent physical climate science report details the
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2021
Earth & The Environment
During the winter of 2019, a large and deep lake on the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica was lost in about a week. Abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An overlooked aspect of glacial melt could be key to improving sea-level rise models. We often think of glacial melt as
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan