A Zone Under Antarctica Has the Weakest Gravity on Earth—and It’s Evolving, Scientists Say

The “gravity hole” formed at least 70 million years ago after convection in Earth’s mantle. The weak gravity could impact our ...
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Antarctica's wildlife under pressure from plastic waste, climate change

Turkish scientists say research shows risks in Antarctic region from diseases carried by migratory birds to plastic waste ...

Antarctica offering jobs to brave applicants—all the qualification needed to work in the coldest spot on Earth

Antarctica is offering all kinds of jobs for people who are brave enough to live and work on the continent. It’s brutally ...
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Scientists have just drilled 523 meters of ice, here’s what they found under Antarctica

Researchers have drilled 523 meters through Antarctica’s ice, uncovering a sediment core that spans 23 million years of climate history. The core, retrieved from the remote Crary Ice Rise in West ...

Think the Sahara is biggest? Antarctica is the world's largest desert that stretches across14-million-square kilometres

Antarctica, not the Sahara, is the world’s largest desert. Defined by extreme dryness rather than heat, this frozen continent stretches across 14 million square kilometres of ice.

Scientists Drill 523 Meters Through Antarctic Ice, Uncovering 23 Million Years of Climate Secrets

Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists have uncovered a geological archive that could reshape predictions of future sea-level rise.

Antarctica has lost 5000 square miles of critical ice

Antarctica’s frozen frontier is retreating, and the scale is far greater than many realize. Over the last several years, ...
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Antarctica has lost ice 10 times the size of Los Angeles over the last 30 years, scientists say

Antarctica has lost enough ice over the last 30 years to cover the City of Los Angeles area 10 times over, according to new ...

Antarctica Looks Like It’s Bleeding. Scientists Finally Figured Out Why.

The Blood Falls is the result of a complicated interaction in which overlying ice, underlying rock, and an ancient lake bed ...

Satellite images show how Antarctica's vanishing sea ice is changing the food chain

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

Antarctica Has Lost Ice Equal to 10 Los Angeles–Sized Cities in 30 Years

After analyzing three decades of satellite radar data, scientists have created the first continent-wide record of Antarctic ...

Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal

Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.