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Antarctica
Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world and the location of the South Pole. Uninhabited by humans and covered in ice, it is the coldest and driest continent and contains most of the world's ice.
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AUG 17, 2022Earth & The Environment
The expedition of Endurance was one of the legends. It is one of the most harrowing survival stories in naval history.Written By: Timothy JamesJUL 12, 2022Technology
Subglacial volcanoes are the result of volcanic activity that takes place beneath a glacier. As the result of magma and ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 30, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Rising temperatures in Antarctica could endanger the only insect native to the frozen continent. Researchers at the Univ ...Written By: Hannah DanielMAY 24, 2022Earth & The Environment
Antarctica has always been a wonderous place with its scenic views and extremophile inhabitants. It has become a scienti ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 04, 2022Plants & Animals
Antarctica is the coldest, driest continent on Earth. As a result, it is virtually uninhabited by humans. At the same ti ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
The ice shelf holding back a glacier the size of Florida could melt within five years, experts with the American Geophys ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
One of the pivotal sets of data in understanding Earth's climate have been the EPICA ice cores from Antarctica, pieces o ...Written By: Matthew LundyNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Earth & The Environment
Climate change is causing a rapid decline in the ice surrounding the South Pole, and new research highlights that this m ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 30, 2021Chemistry & Physics
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) recent physical climate science report details the ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2021Earth & The Environment
During the winter of 2019, a large and deep lake on the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica was lost in about a week. Abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Earth & The Environment
An overlooked aspect of glacial melt could be key to improving sea-level rise models. We often think of glacial melt as ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2021Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 05, 2021Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Earth & The Environment
The expedition of Endurance was one of the legends. It is one of the most harrowing survival stories in naval history.
Written By:
Timothy James
JUL 12, 2022
Technology
Subglacial volcanoes are the result of volcanic activity that takes place beneath a glacier. As the result of magma and
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 30, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Rising temperatures in Antarctica could endanger the only insect native to the frozen continent. Researchers at the Univ
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAY 24, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Antarctica has always been a wonderous place with its scenic views and extremophile inhabitants. It has become a scienti
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 04, 2022
Plants & Animals
Antarctica is the coldest, driest continent on Earth. As a result, it is virtually uninhabited by humans. At the same ti
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The ice shelf holding back a glacier the size of Florida could melt within five years, experts with the American Geophys
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
One of the pivotal sets of data in understanding Earth's climate have been the EPICA ice cores from Antarctica, pieces o
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is causing a rapid decline in the ice surrounding the South Pole, and new research highlights that this m
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 30, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) recent physical climate science report details the
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2021
Earth & The Environment
During the winter of 2019, a large and deep lake on the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica was lost in about a week. Abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An overlooked aspect of glacial melt could be key to improving sea-level rise models. We often think of glacial melt as
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 05, 2021
Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch