Antarctica

Image source, Tony Jolliffe/BBC News Image caption, The fossil was originally found in 1985 on James Ross Island in Antarctica By Rebecca Morelle Science Editor  and  Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist An unassuming-looking fossil that spent 40 years lying forgotten in a drawer has turned out to be the first…

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Vanderford Glacier. Credit: Monash SAEF A new study suggests Antarctic ice loss may be reliably projected over the next several decades. Scientists say the next 30 to 50 years could be a crucial period for understanding and preparing for Antarctic ice loss and its impact on rising sea levels. A…

In Antarctica’s extreme cold, plants blanket small ice-free areas in bursts of green. These include two native species of flowering plants, 116 moss species, and several liverworts and lichens. Until now, however, none had been assessed for their extinction risk in Antarctica. For the first time...Read More

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During peak tourism season, some places are unrecognizable. In the Italian cliffside town of Positano, visitors trudge shoulder-to-shoulder through narrow streets. In Viña del Mar, Chile, every inch of the beach is claimed by an umbrella. And at Yosemite National Park, gridlocked traffic stops many would-be visitors from entering the…

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This week, as governments of various coastal states gather in Mombasa, Kenya, for the Our Ocean Conference, Africa must demand an end to industrial krill fishing in the Southern Ocean before irreversible damage is done to Antarctica and the ocean systems upon which our continent depends...Read More

A colossal chunk of sea ice roughly the size of Texas is missing from the west coast of Antarctica, and scientists fear it might never form again. Antarctica is currently in winter, which runs from March to October on the southernmost continent. During the winter months, floating sea ice surrounding…

There’s a vast hidden structure buried deep beneath Antarctica. It’s not the ruins of a lost ancient civilization, though; it’s a nearly continent-sized network of hidden basins two miles beneath the surface.  An international team of geoscientists discovered the superstructure by combining observations from a variety of sources, including gravity…