First Murder In Antarctic May Have Been Over A Game Of Chess
There’s not a ton going on between Christmas and New Year’s, so I’m diving back into some of my favorite weird mysteries. The story of the first supposed murder in …
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Indian Scientists At Antarctica Discover Ionospheric Secrets; Can Help Satellite-based Navigation
Home Technology Indian Scientists At Antarctica Discover Ionospheric Secrets; Can Help Satellite-based Navigation The ionosphere is a part of Earth’s upper atmosphere, which is partially ionized extending from 100-1000km. Indian …
World’s largest iceberg A23a is on the move, stoking climate concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.’s climate summit in the Middle East, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in …
The Weirdest Reason the Poles Are Warming So Fast? Invisible Clouds
In the Arctic and Antarctica, PSCs appear anywhere between 15 and 25 kilometers (9.3 and 15.5 miles) in the sky during cold winter conditions. They’re most often invisible, but they …
Largest Plane To Ever Fly To Antarctica Lands On Ice Field
Landing a plane on a normal runway is no easy task. Landing a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on an ice runway in Antarctica is another beast entirely, but that’s exactly what …
Bird Flu Reaches the Antarctic for the First Time
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals …
If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now
“This is a groundbreaking study using state-of-the-art underwater technology to explore critical regions of Antarctica in unprecedented detail,” says British Antarctic Survey physical oceanographer Peter Davis, who wasn’t involved in …
Will Dunham: Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed deep under Antarctic ice
WASHINGTON: Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite observations and …
Antarctica: Antarctica’s ice shelves reduced by over 40 per cent in volume over 25 years: Study
NEW DELHI: As many as 71 of the 162 ice shelves surrounding Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 …
Report: Sea Ice in Antarctica Drops to Unprecedented Lows for Current Time of Year
WASHINGTON: Antarctica‘s sea ice has reached historically low levels for this time of year, based on a report from CNN. Typically, Antarctic sea ice reaches its minimum extent in late …