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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 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2021Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 05, 2021Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2021Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union highlights the future of our continents & ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 20, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Climate finds that the Weddell Sea in Antarctica is warming five times fas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Researchers yet again toward our planet’s past to understand what might be in store for our future. In a new study ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 24, 2020Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres reports the discovery of equatorial winds at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 05, 2020Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
The first active methane seep in Antarctica has been found in the Ross Sea. This geological finding provides a crucial o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Global climate change is melting Earth’s ice, and a recent study from NASA details how the polar ice sheets have c ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
Back in 2017, Dr. Johann Klages and his team were going about their usual business of drilling into the seafloor to extr ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Neutrinos are an aloof member in the sub-atomic particle family: it's electrically neutral, super lightweight (its m ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 09, 2020Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
MAY 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 05, 2021
Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union highlights the future of our continents &
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 20, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Climate finds that the Weddell Sea in Antarctica is warming five times fas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Researchers yet again toward our planet’s past to understand what might be in store for our future. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres reports the discovery of equatorial winds at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The first active methane seep in Antarctica has been found in the Ross Sea. This geological finding provides a crucial o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Global climate change is melting Earth’s ice, and a recent study from NASA details how the polar ice sheets have c
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Back in 2017, Dr. Johann Klages and his team were going about their usual business of drilling into the seafloor to extr
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Neutrinos are an aloof member in the sub-atomic particle family: it's electrically neutral, super lightweight (its m
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 09, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet