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"Fascinating." Scientists make jaw-dropping observation while studying glaciers in Antarctica: 'Ice piracy' first appeared on ...
The sea ice in Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound has held secrets beneath its surface for decades. Now, scientists have unlocked ...
There's an entire mountain range as big as the European Alps completely hidden under Antarctica's ice that no one has ever ...
President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his ...
East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land and Queen Mary Land region recorded 108 gigatons of average ice sheet mass gain per year from ...
Jonathan Shanklin, a meteorologist and an emeritus fellow for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), helped discover the hole in the ozone layer in 1985 along with Joe Farman and Brian G. Gardiner.
Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...
The Antarctica ice sheet saw accelerating loss of mass over 20 years, but then the trend suddenly reversed say scientists. So, what happened?
Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...
Nearly 200 countries have pledged to try to keep the planet's warming to 1.5C, but the researchers warn that this should not ...
Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, ...