Female emperor penguins lay a single pear-shaped egg early in the Antarctic winter when temperatures can dip to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and winds can reach hurricane force. Needing to ...

Abstract: Antarctic blue ice plays a crucial role in surface energy balance and paleoclimate research. A high-accuracy and comprehensive dataset of blue ice areas (BIAs) is essential for understanding ...

Fairuz Ishraque, a Bangladeshi scientist, recently journeyed to the icy continent of Antarctica, where he spent 69 days conducting research in the Allan Hills, a notable group of hills in the region.

Soot from forest fires in the Amazon might play a role in the melting of faraway ice in Antarctica. For decades, scientists have known that black carbon from burning fossil fuels or forests ...

Mike MacEacheran was a guest of Quark Expeditions, which has the 12-day Antarctica by Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains & Remote Lands cruise costs from £10,495pp, with four departures in November ...

Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive on methane generated by geothermal heat rising from deep below Earth’s surface. The discovery could have implications for assessing ...

China and Russia announced in March 2025 separate but coordinated plans to strengthen and expand their presence in Antarctica. That same month, the United States announced cuts to funding to operate ...

A major embayment in West Antarctica saw new sea ice growth in autumn 2025 amid older sea ice that had survived the austral summer melt season. As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its ...

Sea pigs and sea spiders were found in the Antarctic Ocean’s depths A new butterfly-like animal was seen spawning live on camera Discoveries were made during the ANZIC deep-sea expedition ...

cracked Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan’s loveable character Midge. This apartment building, which dates to 1909, indeed comes with doormen. The windowed galley kitchen has also ...

This photo taken on Feb 7, 2024 shows China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- With the commissioning of its first large-scale renewable energy system at the Qinling ...

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