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This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved

The hole in the Antarctic ice was comparable in size to numerous US states, such as West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. The post This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Weird blobs lurking near Earth's core may have been dragged from the surface

A new study of seismic data from Antarctica finds that the mantle may be stranger and more variable than previously believed, with pieces of ancient crust that have been dragged down by tectonic forces.

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India to convey its plans to build a new research station in Antarctica at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

India to present plans for new Antarctic research station at ATCM meeting in Kochi, focusing on sustainability and tourism regulation.

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Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.

The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.

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Japan-bought patrol ship to ramp up anti-whaling fight

A former fisheries vessel has been bought from the Japanese government by anti-whaling activists for use in the Southern Ocean.

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A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.

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Longer-lasting ozone holes over Antarctica expose seal pups and penguin chicks to much more UV

New research found that instead of closing up during November, the hole in the Ozone layer over the Antarctica has stayed open well into December.

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'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?

Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.

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Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage

The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.

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'Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge

In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge.

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Antarctica's Volcanic Activity: A Potential Environmental Time Bomb Unveiled

Explore Antarctica's volcanic secrets, from Mount Erebus's gold-laden gas to the potential impacts of future eruptions.

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Mass die-off half a billion years ago caused by shifting tectonic plates, ancient rocks reveal

A large extinction in the midst of the expansion of life during the Cambrian period was caused by the tectonics of a supercontinent, new research argues.

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Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them

A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.

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Climate change fuels Antarctic heat wave

In March 2022, East Antarctica experienced an astonishing heat wave, with temperatures almost 40°C above normal

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Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them

A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.

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Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt?

Antarctica's western ice sheet alone contains 138 volcanos.

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‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe

An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem

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‘Cautious optimism’ as penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms

Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as ‘Trojan horses’ for other species

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Gateway to Antarctica: a marine scientist shares Tasmania’s wild wonders

With a passion for science and nature, this whale researcher feels right at home in the island state

International Business Times

Whale Of A Tail: Scientists Track Unique Humpback 'Fingerprint'

In Antarctica, a scientist waits patiently for two frolicking humpback whales to poke their tails out of the icy waters so she can take a photographic "fingerprint" of the unique colors and patterns that allow researchers to identify individuals of the species.

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Antarctica Marathon’s first ever 50km ultra run hailed “a great success”

The annual event, which also included its usual marathon and half marathon, took place in the South Shetland Islands this week

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Sailing through the ice — an epic Antarctic cruise on the stylish Viking Octantis

The Norwegian-owned Octantis cruiser is one of the most stylish vessels for an ice adventure. Jonathan O’Ceallaigh gets on board, and endures the cabin fever, to encounter penguins on his 13-day expedition

Space

NASA high-altitude balloon breaks agency flight record

NASA's GUSTO mission, which launched from Antarctica on Dec. 31, set a new agency record for a heavy-lift, long-duration scientific balloon flight.

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: I went skinny-dipping in Antarctica – and realised I could survive anything

Stalking was making my life at McMurdo Station a misery. In the ice-covered sea, I discovered how much the world still had to give

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