Ozone Hole Forming Each Year Over South Pole Presently Larger Than Entire Antarctica; Report Says It's Due to Depletion

Medicine & Technology Sep 20, 2021

According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service of the European Union, the ozone hole that's forming every year over the South Pole is presently larger compared to the size of entire Antarctica, the continent over which it is appearing.

Geothermal Activity Under Antarctic Ice Sheet Bring Thwaites Glacier on Brink of Collapse Due to Excessive Melting

Aug 20, 2021

A new study identified another inevitable cause of melting glaciers in the Antarctic ice sheet - geothermal activity.

Carbon Dioxide Decline 34 Million Years Ago Caused Earth's Drastic Climate Transition and Formation of Antarctica

Aug 03, 2021

In a recent paper, the atmopsheric carbon dioxide was theorized to be the main key to the drastic change of Earth's climate from greehnouse to icehouse condition.

NASA Space Lasers Maps Surface Changes in Amery Ice Shelf

Jul 08, 2021

A sudden meltdown in the Antarctic sheet was recorded by NASA's space laser. This melting occurrence produces meltwater lakes, which funnels tons of freshwater to our planet's southern oceans.

This Time-Lapse Video of Large Antarctica Glacier Shows Quickly Breaking to Pieces

Jun 13, 2021

The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.

Largest Titanosaur Australotitan Cooperenses Is 90 Million Years Old Bigger Than Blue Whale

Jun 13, 2021

A new species of supergiant dinosaur has been discovered in Australia, and it is bigger than Earth's largest living blue whale.

Maori, Possibly the First Humans to Travel to Antarctica 1,000 Years Before Russian Expedition

Jun 07, 2021

A new study by New Zealand researchers recently suggested that Māori, the indigenous people of mainland New Zealand have a substantially longer history with the southernmost continent of Earth.

Paris Climate Agreement: Exceeding 2°C Will Melt Unstable Antarctic and Increase Sea Level Catastrophically

May 12, 2021

Recent studies suggest that the rise of sea level due to ice lands collapsing will double by 2100 if the Paris Climate Agreement won't be put to action. But a steady or lesser temperature of 2 degrees Celsius may prevent the melting of the Antarctica peninsula.

How Would Melting Polar Ice Caps Affect the Earth's Rotation? Experts Weigh In

Apr 22, 2021

A geologist revealed that if polar ice caps keep melting, days on Earth could be longer than 24 hours and that's because Earth will eventually spin slower, leading to increased sea levels at its axis.

Over a Third of Antarctic Ice Shelf Could Collapse as Climate Change Warms the Earth

Apr 11, 2021

More than one-third of the Antarctic ice shelf is at risk of collapsing if Earth continues to warm at 4°C above pre-industrial levels.

Penguin Jumped Itself Onto Boat Full of Cheering Tourists in Antarctica to Save Self from Killer Whale

Mar 14, 2021

The killer whale chased a gentoo penguin was being chased in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. The penguin leaped into the side of the boat full of tourists as they watched the chase unfold.

Researchers Found Mysterious Life Forms Beneath Antarctica

Feb 15, 2021

Despite Antarctica's hostile environment, researchers found the first stationary living organism in an Antarctic ice shelf far from light or warmth, adding to its mystery.

Did Experts Just Found Mars Mineral in an Antarctic Ice Core?

Jan 27, 2021

Researchers found a common Martian mineral in an ice core from Antarctica.

Oldest Antarctic Ice: Will Searching For An Older Ice Core Help Understand Earth's Climate?

Dec 27, 2020

Experts hope to find the deepest ice cores drilled from the continent of Antarctica. They aim to gather samples that are as much as 1.5 million years old.

Earth Scientists Discover the Most Suspenseful Iceberg of the World is Breaking Apart

Dec 24, 2020

As of December 23, satellite footage displayed A-68a iceberg had broken apart into several chunks of ice, although they remain massive.