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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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FEB 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
Meteorites that strike the Earth are composed of all kinds of elements, including metals. Among one of the more common m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It’s not uncommon for rocks or other debris from space to enter Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the time, a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Van Allen Radiation Belts. Though they may leave you wondering why anyone would name radiat ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 02, 2015Videos
Kalle Ljung recently took a trip to Antarctica lasting approximately 16 days where he was able to use a flying drone to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2015Videos
The ozone hole over Antarctica has remained at a staggering 12 million square miles (give or take a few thousand miles) ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
White areas close to the continent are sea ice, while white areas in the northeast corner of the image are c ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 30, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new all-time temperature record for an entire continent is a rare event. But that may have happened for the continent ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigm ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2014Earth & The Environment
There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct. ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 09, 2014Earth & The Environment
If you were heading to Antarctica 40 million or so years ago it probably would have been a good idea to bring your swims ...Written By: Peter MicheliAPR 01, 2014Earth & The Environment
Polynyas may sound to you like a new kind of plastic, or something you slept through in geometry class. They are really ...MAR 24, 2014Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been observing the decline of the Greenland Ice Sheet with great concern for some time now. A recent rep ...MAR 07, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac ...JAN 03, 2014Earth & The Environment
Far below the wind-swept icy sheets of the Antarctic waste, a monster lurks, biding its time. It waits, a thing seemingl ...MAR 12, 2013Videos
The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) is a Science and Technology Center established by the National Scie ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
FEB 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Meteorites that strike the Earth are composed of all kinds of elements, including metals. Among one of the more common m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It’s not uncommon for rocks or other debris from space to enter Earth’s atmosphere. Most of the time, a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Van Allen Radiation Belts. Though they may leave you wondering why anyone would name radiat
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 02, 2015
Videos
Kalle Ljung recently took a trip to Antarctica lasting approximately 16 days where he was able to use a flying drone to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2015
Videos
The ozone hole over Antarctica has remained at a staggering 12 million square miles (give or take a few thousand miles)
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
White areas close to the continent are sea ice, while white areas in the northeast corner of the image are c ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAR 30, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A new all-time temperature record for an entire continent is a rare event. But that may have happened for the continent
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigm
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2014
Earth & The Environment
There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct.
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 09, 2014
Earth & The Environment
If you were heading to Antarctica 40 million or so years ago it probably would have been a good idea to bring your swims
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
APR 01, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Polynyas may sound to you like a new kind of plastic, or something you slept through in geometry class. They are really
...
MAR 24, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been observing the decline of the Greenland Ice Sheet with great concern for some time now. A recent rep
...
MAR 07, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac
...
JAN 03, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Far below the wind-swept icy sheets of the Antarctic waste, a monster lurks, biding its time. It waits, a thing seemingl
...
MAR 12, 2013
Videos
The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) is a Science and Technology Center established by the National Scie
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis