Antarctica

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) reveals how climate change is significantly impacting Antarctica's ice sheets, climate and ecosystems, with far-reaching global consequences. The report, released May 24 at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Berlin, shows that Antarctic ice sheets…

Antarctica is believed as a pristine, relatively untouched place. However, a new study contradicts this concept, reporting the presence of microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for the first time. The presence of microplastics has negative impacts on environmental health. It can potentially influence the climate by accelerating snow and…

Home News Researchers discovered swarms of shrimplike amphipods while they were exploring an underground Antarctic river. (Image credit: NIWA/Craig Stevens) (opens in new tab)A never-before-seen ecosystem lurks in an underground river deep below the icy surface in Antarctica. Researchers recently brought this "hidden world" into the light, revealing a dark…

Microplastics have been found in fresh snowfall in Antarctica for the first time.  In recent years, scientists discovered microplastic pollution near the summit of Mount Everest and in the Marianas Trench — at depths among the deepest in the ocean.  Now, the icy continent at the southern tip of the…

Cory Lee in Antarctica. Cory Lee Cory Lee is one of the most intrepid travelers that I’ve had the pleasure to meet. His journeys to places like India, Morocco and Antarctica are just the start. In the past eight years, he has visited 39 countries and all seven continents. What…

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May 01, 2022 - 11:40PM Storyful The sky darkened over Santiago, Chile, on April 30 during a partial solar eclipse, as seen in footage taken by a local resident. NASA said “people in parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will have a chance to…

Home News Skywatching The May 2022 Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse shines with the aurora above the South Pole Telescope in Antarctica on May 15, 2022 in this photo by astronomer Aman Chokshi. (Image credit: Aman Chokshi)This stunning time-lapse photograph shows the May 15 total lunar eclipse above an…

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The engineering team operating the Voyager 1 spacecraft — NASA’s robotic planetary explorer currently zooming through interstellar space — is trying to figure out why the spacecraft is sending back data readouts that don’t match what the vehicle is actually doing. It’s a mystery that does not seem to be…