Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average.
A full-on impact by this giant likely would have broken the already unstable ice shelf.
Space scientists have discovered extra-terrestrial particles which point to a medium-sized asteroid impact in Antarctica 430,000 years ago.
Scientists have captured images of a region of the Antarctic seafloor that, until recently, was hidden under a thick sheet of ice.
The seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica will persist well into November, according to satellite and weather balloon observations from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s may belong to the largest flying bird ever, a new study has found.
In 2016 the World Wide Web was all abuzz with Google Earth images of Antarctica that appear to show pyramids in the icy landscape. The images show what appears to be three pyramids with four sides similar to the famous Giza pyramids in Egypt. Could these be authentic man-made pyramids created by an ancient civilization?
Antarctica was covered in rainforest in the time of the dinosaurs, according to a new study.
The melting of Thwaites Glacier already accounts for 4% of global sea-level rise.
What’s making these things fly out of the frozen continent?
