ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEMississippi mud cores reveal ancient Antarctic ice sheet formation and climate change, with a sea level drop of 40 meters. Continue reading to learn more.
Antarctica's extreme occurrences, like ocean heatwaves and ice loss, are predicted to intensify and occur more frequently due to worsening effects of climate change. Continue reading to learn more.
A new species of the Antarctic feather star was discovered near Antarctica. Continue reading to know more about Promachocrinus fragarius named after the fruit strawberry.
Images are circulating allegedly revealing the presence of pyramids in Antarctica which could have been built by ancient civilizations. Find out what the experts claim in this article.
After baffling scientists for more than a century, the mystery of the red waterfall in Antarctica has finally been unraveled. Learn more about it in this article.
Around 3 million and 15 million years ago, climate change was observed to play a role in facilitating landslides that triggered tsunamis. Researchers warn that this may happen again. Read to learn more.
Iceberg B-22A, which initially separated from Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in 2002, is now finally drifting away from the South Pole. Read the article to learn more details.
Back when Antarctica was still filled with forests and vegetation, sauropods may have used it as a land bridge to cross continents. Read to learn more.
Aerial footage of the huge iceberg that broke off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has now been released. Read to know more about this great calving event and its implications.
In 2022, cruise ship passengers in Antarctica spotted a big bunch of baleen whales feeding on an abundance of krill. Read the article to learn more about the feeding frenzy spotted in the southern ocean.
Passengers of a submserible deployed by the Vikings cruise in Antarctica were able to catch a rare sight of the giant phantom jellyfish. Read to learn more.
New research published in Nature reveals previously unknown melting patterns in Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier. Click to learn about the surprising findings and what they mean for our planet.
Learn the latest findings on the melting rates of Greenland and Antarctica glaciers, presenting a new perspective on the impact of climate change. Know more about this geology breakthrough in our in-depth report!
Researchers also discovered that a tiny gyre could influence the melting of Antarctic ice shelves as it allows more warm water to enter areas beneath Thwaites Ice Shelf. Read the article to learn more details.
Experts reveal that the Brunt Ice Shelf, an iceberg twice as big as New York, breaking off Antarctica is due to a natural event that is not linked to climate change. Read on to find out what caused the iceberg to separate and what it could mean to the planet.
Scientists conducted the mirror test with a dozen of Adelie penguins in East Antarctica to see if they recognize their reflection. Check out the results of their experiments in this article.