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Gondwana really was a supercontinent. And it helped kick-start life on Earth

Some 550 million years ago, the Earth looked very different to what it does today. The Southern Hemisphere was dominated by an enormous, single continent known as Gondwana.

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What is a Rossby wave train? Scientists explain how Antarctica gained nearly 700 billion tons of ice - The surprising atmospheric pattern that disrupted normal weather, delivered extraordinary snowfall and and temporarily reversed the continent’s long-term ice loss

In a surprising turn, Antarctica temporarily gained ice mass, attributed to warm tropical ocean currents. These warm waters triggered atmospheric shifts that led to significant snowfall across the region. A Rossby wave train transported these phenomena over vast distances to East Antarctica. However, this short-lived ice gain does not indicate…

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Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change

The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time.

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Using a radar satellite to track emperor penguins in winter is changing our understanding of the species

Freely available satellite radar imaging is being used for the first time to help track colonies of endangered emperor penguins in Antarctica throughout the winter months.

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In 2021, when scientists were exploring Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf seafloor, they discovered 'underwater city' with 60 million fish nests & its own natural energy source

Filchner Ice Shelf Fish: Scientists discovered a vast Antarctic icefish colony beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea, revealing millions of nests spread across the seafloor. The colony was located near a flow of warmer water, creating what researchers described as a ‘thermal oasis’. The area supported an immense concentration…

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Videos capture humpback whales stopping to snack as they migrate along Australia’s coast

The southern humpback whale migration is in full swing. Tens of thousands of whales are now making their journey from warm Australian waters in the north to their cold feeding grounds in Antarctica.

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In 2013, balloons were launched by NASA near the North and South poles to study X-rays in Earth’s atmosphere

In 2013, balloons were launched by NASA near the North and South poles to study X-rays in Earth’s atmosphere as part of the Balloon Array for Radiation-belt Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL) mission. The mission studied electrons falling from the Van Allen Belts, measured X-rays and electron precipitation, and supported spacecraft…

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Three gentoo penguins reclaim their place in nature among the ruins of an Antarctic whaling station abandoned in 1931 – photographer captures wildlife returning to the relics of a dark industry

Award-winning wildlife photographer captures a haunting encounter between Antarctica's wildlife and its industrial past – now an Ocean Photographer of the Year finalist

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Scientists still take Antarctic data out in 'suitcases full of hard drives'. Chile now plans a 4,100-km undersea cable to change that

A recent study conducted in Chile reveals that establishing a subsea fiber-optic cable to Antarctica is indeed feasible from a technical standpoint. This initiative promises to enhance scientific exploration and facilitate data sharing amongst researchers. However, it is met with challenges such as securing funds, forging international agreements, and tackling…

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Undersea cable to Antarctica through Drake Passage is viable, researchers find — 1,600km route to Chile could spell an end to research data leaving in 'suitcases full of hard drives'

Antarctic research data still leaves the continent physically, on hard drives ferried out by ship and plane "in suitcases full of hard drives."

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Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions

Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes.

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What Narmada Valley Dinosaur Fossils Revealed About India's Prehistoric Past and Gondwana

The Femur That Started EverythingIn 1828, William Henry Sleeman, better known for suppressing the Thuggee cult, pulled a massive fossilised femur from the banks of the Narmada near Jabalpur. He sent it to Calcutta, where it was eventually identified as belonging to a creature no living person had ever seen.…

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Intrepid Antarctic women mark 50-year milestone

Scientists and expeditioners who were among the first Australian women to set foot in Antarctica hope their stories can inspire the next generation.

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Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report

A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard.

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Before the ice, Antarctica had a rainforest near South Pole: Fossils reveal a 90-million-year-old secret

Scientists have uncovered remarkable evidence of a rainforest that flourished in Antarctica nearly 90 million years ago, despite the region experiencing months without sunlight each year. Fossilised roots, pollen, spores and later-discovered amber preserved in a seabed core are helping researchers reconstruct an unexpectedly warm, wet landscape that existed long…

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Bird flu has been evolving and migrating for 30 years. It is a far more deadly virus that has now arrived in Australia

Experts say the H5N1 bird flu virus’s risk to humans is low, but fear an impeding decimation of seal populations after tens of thousands of deaths in South America and Antarctica

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90 million years ago, Antarctica had a temperate forest just 900 kilometers from the South Pole despite months of darkness. 90 million years later, scientists found its roots, pollen and spores preserved in seafloor sediment beneath today's frozen continent

Ancient West Antarctica hosted a temperate rainforest approximately ninety million years ago. Fossil roots and pollen indicate dense vegetation grew near the South Pole. This forest experienced months of darkness annually, unlike modern rainforests. Scientists reconstructed a warm climate with high carbon dioxide levels.

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Inside the antarctic expedition that made Shackleton and Scott famous – and paved the way to the South Pole

In August 1901 Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton and more than 40 other men set sail to Antarctica for the first time. On their newly built ship, the Discovery, neither Scott nor Shackleton knew what to expect, nor whether they would come back alive. It was on this journey, the 1901…

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Australia removed rats, mice and rabbits from Macquarie Island after nearly 200 years, and seabirds and native vegetation are now recovering

Macquarie Island, a windswept strip of land halfway between Australia and Antarctica, spent nearly two centuries under siege from animals that were never meant to be there. Sealers and whalers introduced cats, rats, rabbits and mice to the island in the nineteenth century, and those species went on to devastate…

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Antarctica is covered in ice, yet its dry desert climate makes fire so dangerous that the US maintains a full-time professional fire department

Antarctica holds roughly 75 per cent of the planet's fresh water, locked away as ice, yet the continent is technically classified as a desert, and that combination makes fire one of the most serious hazards facing the people who live and work there. The United States maintains the only full-time…

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‘Very rare’ rescue as flight crew braves complete darkness in Antarctica to save American

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These nearly 125-year-old photographs are made of glass. They still survived 960 miles in Antarctica

Imagine not only walking 960 miles / 1540 km in Antarctica – but doing it carrying a camera and glass plate photos

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Nazis and Happy Feet collide in Penguin Colony, a psychological horror game set at the world’s end

Explore Antarctica as a flightless bird – and dodge some earthly monsters – in this surreal adaptation of HP Lovecraft

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Antarctica is hiding a desert so dry it has changed little for millions of years: NASA says its landscape resembles Mars

Within Antarctica lies the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a strikingly desolate territory devoid of ice. The region's relentless winds and limited moisture create an extraordinary polar desert. This barren land closely mimics the surface of Mars, making it a focal point for planetary exploration. Resilient microorganisms thrive despite harsh conditions, offering…

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In 2006, scientists discovered giant Antarctic lakes 4 kilometres below surface that never froze despite brutal cold and could harbor ancient life

Giant Antarctic lakes discovered: Scientists discovered two giant lakes beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. These lakes are the second and third largest known subglacial bodies. Researchers believe these ancient lakes may harbor unique, untouched ecosystems. Heat from Earth's core and insulating ice prevent the water from freezing.

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