NASA satellite reveals ‘hummingbird’ hidden beneath icy Antarctic surface
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals.…
Antarctic Meltwater Is Making Glaciers Slide Faster Toward the Ocean
Researchers drilled deep into an East Antarctic glacier and uncovered direct evidence of a process that could accelerate…
Antarctica Froze Millions of Years Before the Arctic. We May Finally Know Why
Some 34 million years ago, when Earth was significantly warmer than it is today, Antarctica froze over. It…
An ‘unremarkable’ fossil found in Antarctica 40 years ago is the continent’s first dinosaur bone
More than 40 years after it was collected, an Antarctic fossil has been recognized as a far more…
Doomsday Glacier: Scientists Uncover Alarming New Findings
The Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier, is melting at an accelerating rate, raising concerns about…
83-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Timeline of Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Discovery
A small fossil collected on an Antarctic island more than four decades ago is a tail vertebra of…
The Ozone Hole’s Earliest Cause Wasn’t CFCs After All
When researchers first discovered the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985, it was a shock to the scientific community.…
First-ever dinosaur bone from Antarctica found
First-ever dinosaur bone from Antarctica had been sitting in a drawer for decades A fossil that was sitting…
Scientists share details about first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica
June 29 (UPI) — For about 40 years, an ordinary-looking fossil sat in a drawer in the geology…
This Fossil Sat in Storage for 40 Years Before Scientists Realized It Was Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Bone
Dr Mike Thomson’s 1985 geological field notebook next to the dinosaur fossil vertebra found in Antarctica. Credit: British…
AI uncovers nearly 1 000 hidden earthquakes beneath East Antarctica
The earthquakes were not found during a new Antarctic field campaign. Instead, researchers reanalyzed seismic data recorded by…
Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH
The Southern Lights – credit, Jessica Meir, screengrab via X From the SpaceX Dragon capsule high above the…