Tag Archives: Antarctica

[ad_1] (Picture: Cyprian Verseux) As part of his job, astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux has been living in Antarctica – the coldest area on earth which makes it the most isolated and inhabitable continent. …

[ad_1] Cosmic rays – high-energy particles that have traveled through space – are making their way through the Earth and back. But particle physicists know – this is what scientists call the …

[ad_1] ANITA-IV experience in Antarctica, before being thrown on a balloon. Credit: Drummermean / CC BY-SA 4.0 A team of researchers at Penn State University has uncovered new evidence suggesting that some …

[ad_1] There is something mysterious rising from the frozen ground of Antarctica that could break the physics as we know it. Physicists do not know exactly what it is. But they know …

[ad_1] Get the Mach Newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Glaciers are powerful rivers of ice that can carry rocks on their backs and grind valleys in rugged mountain ranges. But now, scientists say humans may …

[ad_1] Large-scale geoengineering projects that would involve the construction of walls and berms along the seabed could help stem the collapse of the western Antarctic ice sheet and the slow rise in …

[ad_1] A photo of ice caps in Antarctica. A new study suggests building structures in and around Antarctic ice caps to prevent them from collapsing into the water and causing a rise …

[ad_1] It would be better for humanity that the huge layers of ice that cover the Antarctic have remained in place. But, as more and more evidence shows that the planet is …

[ad_1] Scientists reported on Wednesday that temperatures not much warmer than the planet is currently experiencing are enough to melt much of the eastern Antarctic ice cap, including at one time about …

[ad_1] A flotilla of tabular icebergs drifts in the Southern Ocean, near the outlet of the subglacial Wilkes Basin, eastern Antarctica. (Christina Riesselman) Chris Mooney Reporter covering climate change, energy and the …