Antarctica

Using satellite mapping technology, a new study unveils there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The discovery acts as a significant benchmark for monitoring the impact of environmental change on the population of this iconic bird. The study used images from the European Commission’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite…

Home News The IceCube neutrino lab in Antarctica (Image: © Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF) Good news: Scientists have found the absolute best place on Earth for romantic stargazing!Bad news: It's literally next-door to the South Pole.The hotspot (or cold spot, in this case) is called Dome A, and is located on…

Updated / Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020 06:26 Emperor penguins are the largest penguin species, weighing up to 40kg and living for around 20 years Eleven new colonies of emperor penguins have been discovered in Antarctica after a study using satellite mapping technology. The "exciting discovery" means the known population of…

By Leah Crane The night sky is clearest from a hill in AntarcticaAntarctica / AlamyThe best place in the world from which to look at the night sky is on top of a hill of ice in Antarctica called Dome A. The hill is one of the coldest locations on…

A team of marine ecologists from Oregon State University has described the formation and development of a new methane seep — a location where methane escapes from an underground reservoir and into the ocean — in the Ross Sea, the High Antarctic. The Cinder Cones seep, the Ross Sea, Antarctica:…

A team of marine ecologists from Oregon State University has described the formation and development of a new methane seep — a location where methane escapes from an underground reservoir and into the ocean — in the Ross Sea, the High Antarctic. The Cinder Cones seep, the Ross Sea, Antarctica:…

Joshua Bote   | USA TODAY NASA is launching a telescope and a balloon the size of a football stadium into the stratosphere so researchers can study the formation of stars.The telescope, named ASTHROS, measures at 8.4 feet and the balloon carrying the device is 400 feet wide. ASTHROS observes far-infrared light…

The white microbial mats seen here are telltale signs of areas where methane may be released from underground methane deposits. Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State University The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding of the methane cycle and the role methane found…

Home News The site of the methane leak was stained with a white mat of hungry microbes. (Image: © Andrew Thurber, Oregon State University) Just below the freezing Antarctic ice shelves, researchers have discovered a gas leak that could change the region's climate destiny.For the first time, scientists have detected…

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered an active methane seep from Antarctica's sea bed that could shed light on the potent greenhouse gas trapped beneath frozen continent.Marine ecologist Andrew Thurber first glimpsed what a colleague described as a "microbial waterfall" during a dive in the icy waters of the…