- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2013
Antarctic Polar Icecap Found to Be 33.6 Million Years Old
Carbon dating shows that the icecap was formed during the Oligocene
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 19th, 2013
Picture of the Day: Antarctica's Bleeding Glacier Gives People Goose Bumps
The glacier's bright red waterfall measures about five stories in height
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2013
Watch: Time-Lapse Clip Shows How Antarctic Ice Changes During Two Months
Cassandra Brooks' video helps people gain a better understanding of Antarctica
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 25th, 2013
This April 25 Marks World Penguin Day
Greenpeace asks people to sing petition, help save these animals
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2013
Watch: Leopard Seal Hugs Kayak, Seems Unwilling to Let Go
Eyewitnesses say the animal's behavior took them quite by surprise
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 4th, 2013
Adélie Penguins Benefit from Climate Change
As the ice fields recede, this species experiences a boost in its population
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 28th, 2013
The Antarctic Peninsula's Summer Melt Season Is Getting Increasingly Longer
The Peninsula is now argued to warm faster than other regions of the Antarctica
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 18th, 2013
Bat-Eating Spiders Live Everywhere Except Antarctica
These spiders very much enjoy feeding on flying vertebrates, researchers explain
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- March 11th, 2013
Russians Didn't Actually Find New Life in Lake Vostok, It Turns Out
It seems that one scientist got ahead of himself making the announcement
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Lucian Parfeni
- March 7th, 2013
Russian Scientists Find New Life Form in Subglacial Antarctic Lake Vostok
Raising hopes of finding life on Jupiter's moon Europa
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 1st, 2013
40-Pound (18 Kg) Meteorite Discovered in Antarctica
The extraterrestrial rock was found by a team of researchers from Belgium and Japan
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2013
Japanese Whalers Ram Sea Shepherd Vessels
The crew aboard the whalers knew exactly what they were doing, the conservationists say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 13th, 2013
Ozone Hole Shrinks, Finds Itself at Its Smallest in 10 Years
Specialists say the ozone hole over the Antarctica is way smaller than it used to be
- Nature
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 30th, 2013
Early Signs of Life Found in Antarctic Lake 2,600ft, 800m Below the Ice
Careful analysis is still needed to confirm that the lake harbors life
- Behavior/Humans
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 7th, 2013
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes Will Attempt First Antarctic Winter Crossing
The trip will be one of the most ambitious ever undertaken
- Nature
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 20th, 2012
Isolated for 15 Million Years, Lake Vostok Is Devoid of Life, Initial Results Show
More samples will be taken this year, so there's hope yet
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 18th, 2012
How the Hole in the Ozone Layer Evolved [1979-2011]
NASA shows how the Montreal Protocol helped save the atmosphere