Antarctica

A New Addition to The Thing‘s Haunting Legacy Antarctica. 14.2 square kilometers of ice and rock, a stretch of land twice the size of Australia and virtually uninhabited. It’s one of the least hospitable environments the earth has to offer. No wonder people are scared of it. And where there’s fear,…

Resume Reading — We Didn’t Evolve for This Close You've read 1 of 2 free monthly articles. Learn More. Close A lesson from the animal kingdom on why COVID-19 is so deadly to humans. By Claudia Geib January 6, 2021 When a Weddell seal, native to Antarctica, plummets 400 meters beneath…

Studying the areas where ice converges is essential for understanding how sea ice is produced and how sea ice formation changes circulation patterns in the Southern Ocean. In a study by the University of Canterbury, scientists identified an area of thicker-than-expected ice in the Ross Sea that formed due to…

Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities say an expeditioner has been evacuated from Antarctica after a five-day mission that involved Australian, Chinese and American rescuers. The search effort utilized ships, helicopters and planes and covered thousands of miles in east Antarctica, officials said. The expeditioner, an Australian citizen, was rescued from…

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Joel Shannon   | USA TODAY For months, the hundreds of scientists and researchers who live in Antarctica have inhabited the only continent in the world without a reported case of COVID-19. But now the virus has reached even there. Three dozen people at a Chilean base have tested positive for…

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Home News (Image: © Mario Tama/Getty Images) The first COVID-19 cases have been reported in Antarctica, meaning the disease has now spread to every continent in the world.On Tuesday (Dec. 22), Chilean officials reported an outbreak of 36 COVID-19 cases at the Chilean research base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme on…

SynopsisThe Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs has warned that the virus could have “catastrophic” consequences on the continent, given the extreme environment and limited medical and health resources there, according to The Associated Press.AgenciesReports of the cases appear to end the continent’s nine-month escape from a virus that…