Antarctica

While most of the snow in Antarctica is white, snow found on its coast can be green—and as global temperatures rise, more green snow has been found across the continent.Small amounts of green snow have always been visible in Antarctica, which is caused by microscopic algae blooming on top of the…

Private industries have helped drop the cost of launching rockets, satellites and other equipment into space to historic lows. That has boosted interest in developing space — both for mining raw materials such as silicon for solar panels and oxygen for rocket fuel, as well as potentially relocating polluting industries off…

May 22nd, 2020 by Johnna Crider  Green snow in Antarctica is another sign that the temperature is warming there. The snow turned green due to blooming algae. What algae need to bloom are warmth, sunlight, and nutrients — for growth and reproduction. Temperature and salt concentration are the determining factors…

Penguins at risk in Antarctica In coastal Antarctica, some snow isn't white — it's green. And while small amounts of the green snow have been visible for years, it's starting to spread across the continent because of climate change. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications,…

Unexplained high-energy particles are coming up out of the Earth. Abed may have been onto something in Community when he said he couldn't let go of the idea of parallel timelines, some darker than others. Sure, there's an explanation to be had with Schroedinger's equation within the logic of the show and…

The pristine ice is turning a distinctive shade of green. Image Credit: Matt Davey, Andrew Gray et al. The effects of climate change have sparked a bloom of microscopic algae across the Antarctic peninsula. If there's one color that nobody ever associates with Antarctica, it's green, however that could soon…

Paris (AFP) - Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change colour as "green snow" caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with increases in global temperatures, research showed Wednesday.Although often considered devoid of plant life, Antarctica is home to several types of algae, which grow on slushy snow and…

In a scenario that sounds straight out of science fiction, a team of NASA scientists may have detected evidence of a parallel universe — where time runs in reverse. According to New Scientist, the discovery was made by a NASA-sponsored research group using the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna, or ANITA. The group was…

King penguins emit high levels of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, that is 300 times more polluting than carbon dioxide Antarctica's king penguins emit such copious amounts of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, via their faeces that researchers went a little "cuckoo" studying them, according to a Danish scientific study…

Image copyright University of Alberta Image caption Drilled and packaged ice core samples in the Arctic ready for processing Substances used for air conditioning in almost all new cars are building up in the environment and may pose a threat to human health, researchers say.These "ozone friendly" chemicals have been…