Tag: antarctica

February 8, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Researchers In Antarctica Drill To The Bottom Of The Ice Sheet, Unlocking 1.2 Million Years Of Climate History As They Go

Source: Pexels/Pixabay

While our ice sheets continue to melt, this could be our last chance.

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January 7, 2025 at 1:48 pm

Scientists Discover That This Sponge Living In Antarctica Is Over 11,000 Years Old

Source: NOAA CC By 2.0

I can’t imagine living 11,000 years.

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January 6, 2025 at 9:47 am

Antarctica Is Home To More Than 130 Volcanoes And They May Become Active If The Earth Keeps Warming

Source: Shutterstock

Who knew Antarctica had so many volcanoes?

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November 19, 2024 at 3:49 pm

Rapid Acceleration Of Plant Life In Antarctica Could Spell Disaster For Our Planet

Source: Pexels/Pixabay

Let’s hope that the emergence of this research is the wake up call that our planet needs.

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September 23, 2024 at 10:24 am

Scientists Find Rapidly Accelerating Plant Life On Antarctica, Including Grass

Source: Pexels/Pixabay

Who knows what other plants will find a way to thrive in Antarctica?

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September 14, 2024 at 5:48 pm

Underwater Drone Footage Reveals The Underbelly Of Giant Ice Shelf And The Future Of Rising Sea Levels

Source: Science Advances/Swirls and scoops: Ice base melt revealed by multibeam imagery of an Antarctic ice shelf

The next key? We have to listen to what the ice shelves are telling us.

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August 31, 2024 at 5:27 pm

One Of The World’s Smallest Creatures Is The Largest To Call Antarctica Home Year-Round

Source: Unsplash/Torsten Dederichs

We all need to do our part to protect the smallest species among us.

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August 15, 2024 at 3:45 pm

Underneath Antarctica’s Sea Ice Lies A Lost Geography That Features 138 Underwater Volcanoes

Source: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

It’s not as boring as it looks.

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August 1, 2024 at 12:38 pm

A Digital Replica Of Shackleton’s Antarctica-Exploring Ship Is Now Available Online

A Digital Replica Of Shackleton's Antarctica-Exploring Ship Is Now Available Online

A little bit of history right in your home!

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July 21, 2024 at 3:36 pm

The Huge, Ancient System Of Rivers Underneath The Antarctic Ice

Source: Zundel et al., Science Advances 2024

It probably stopped around 34 million years ago.

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