Antarctic Polar Icecap Found to Be 33.6 Million Years Old

Antarctic Polar Icecap Found to Be 33.6 Million Years Old

Carbon dating shows that the icecap was formed during the Oligocene

Picture of the Day: Antarctica's Bleeding Glacier Gives People Goose Bumps

Picture of the Day: Antarctica's Bleeding Glacier Gives People Goose Bumps

The glacier's bright red waterfall measures about five stories in height

Watch: Time-Lapse Clip Shows How Antarctic Ice Changes During Two Months

Watch: Time-Lapse Clip Shows How Antarctic Ice Changes During Two Months

Cassandra Brooks' video helps people gain a better understanding of Antarctica

This April 25 Marks World Penguin Day

This April 25 Marks World Penguin Day

Greenpeace asks people to sing petition, help save these animals

Watch: Leopard Seal Hugs Kayak, Seems Unwilling to Let Go

Watch: Leopard Seal Hugs Kayak, Seems Unwilling to Let Go

Eyewitnesses say the animal's behavior took them quite by surprise

Adélie Penguins Benefit from Climate Change

Adélie Penguins Benefit from Climate Change

As the ice fields recede, this species experiences a boost in its population

The Antarctic Peninsula's Summer Melt Season Is Getting Increasingly Longer

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

Bat-Eating Spiders Live Everywhere Except Antarctica

These spiders very much enjoy feeding on flying vertebrates, researchers explain

Russians Didn't Actually Find New Life in Lake Vostok, It Turns Out

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

Russian Scientists Find New Life Form in Subglacial Antarctic Lake Vostok

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

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

Japanese Whalers Ram Sea Shepherd Vessels

The crew aboard the whalers knew exactly what they were doing, the conservationists say

Ozone Hole Shrinks, Finds Itself at Its Smallest in 10 Years

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

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

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes Will Attempt First Antarctic Winter Crossing

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

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

How the Hole in the Ozone Layer Evolved [1979-2011]

How the Hole in the Ozone Layer Evolved [1979-2011]

NASA shows how the Montreal Protocol helped save the atmosphere

 
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