Environment
Mysterious Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice Explained by Years of Robotic Data
The winter ice on the surface of Antarctica's Weddell Sea occasionally forms an enormous hole. A hole that appeared in 2016 and 2017 drew intense curiosity from scientists and reporters. Though even bigger gaps had formed decades before, this was the first time oceanographers had a chance to truly monitor the unexpected gap in Antarctic winter sea ice.
Latest Research Articles
More Mysterious Jars of the Dead Unearthed in Laos
Older Forests Resist Change -- Climate Change
Rapid Change in Coral Reefs Prompts Global Calls for a Rethink
Details of First Historically Recorded Plague Pandemic Revealed by Ancient Genomes
Argentine Fossils Take Oak and Beech Family History Far Into Southern Hemisphere
New Research Shakes Up the Sloth Family Tree
NASA Estimates Heavy Texas and Louisiana Rainfall from Gulf Weather System
Hoard of the Rings: Unusual Rings are a Novel Type of Bronze Age Cereal-Based Product
Estimating Microplastic Consumption
Could Coosting the Gut Microbiome be the Secret to Healthier Older Age?
Rare Fossils Provide More Detailed Picture of Biodiversity During Middle Ordovician
Oldest Flaked Stone Tools Point to the Repeated Invention of Stone Tools
MOST POPULAR
-
Spectacular Northern Lights Show Possible in 10 States as Geomagnetic Storm Approaches
-
Earth's Magnetic North Pole Shifts Toward Russia, Scientists Update Its Location
-
Mount Rainier's Volcanic Activity Closely Watched by Scientists
-
Chinese Astronauts Create Oxygen and Rocket Fuel Using Artificial Photosynthesis in Space
-
Meet Romulus and Remus: Dire Wolf Pups Resurrected with Ancient DNA, Thanks to Colossal Biosciences
