Antarctica

Key PointsEarth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing, says a major scientific assessment.The ozone depletion has been most pronounced over the Antarctic region.Scientists and environmental advocates across the world have long hailed the efforts to heal the ozone hole.The ozone layer that shields life on Earth from deadly…

DENVER (AP) — Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the…

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Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica Environment 5 January 2023 By James Dinneen Aerial view of a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest in June 2022 Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images…

Was there an ancient civilisation built on Antarctica? Well, that’s the claim made by certain posts that have been circulating online since early December 2022. Some of these posts feature photos of snow-covered, made-man monuments said to have been discovered during an expedition led by Admiral Byrd back in the mid-20th…

Antarctica isn't just the coldest continent; it's the one hiding the most secrets.  Because of its remoteness and forbidding climate, there is still a treasure trove of weird and wonderful oddities beneath the ice and waves just waiting to be discovered. And in 2022, scientists hit the jackpot. From secret…

The 250th anniversary of the first documented crossing of the Antarctic circle is being marked with a new book that traces the continent's history via 100 artefacts from around the world Humans 28 December 2022 By Alison Flood Herbert Ponting/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images THE first documented crossing of…

What happens when a YouTube star and legendary film composer both happen to be in Antarctica at the same time? In the case of Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) and Hans Zimmer, that means filming and creating an original soundtrack for a YouTube video — all within the span of 12…

My boiler red tagged?! That happens to slum lords, not responsible landlords such as me. I’ve been teaching troubleshooting classes for years, wrote a book about it, and was a heating tech in Antarctica not that long ago. How did I nearly get my boiler condemned? It was because of…

New research by Colgate University scientists changes the understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica. Summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier and stays thawed for a full two months longer, researchers have found. The U.S. National Science Foundation-supported study is published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. "These results…