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NASA Satellite Image Reveals Unique Horseshoe-Shaped Deception Island in Antarctica
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of Deception Island, a horseshoe-shaped semi-submerged volcanic caldera located in the South Shetland Islands. Created by an eruption approximately 4,000 years ago, it remains vital for scientific research and as a safe harbour for ships navigating the harsh Southern Ocean. Deception Island is home to th...
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NASA’s Antarctic Balloon Campaign Launches to Study Dark Matter and Beyond
NASA’s annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, launching from the Ross Ice Shelf, will carry groundbreaking experiments like GAPS, aiming to detect anti-matter particles linked to dark matter. Supporting projects include the MARSBOx experiment, which examines fungal resilience in Mars-like conditions, and SPARROW-6 for wind measurement a...
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Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
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What Scientists Discovered After 15 Years Of Research On Blue Whale Sound
Scientists spent 15 years listening to blue whales in the Antarctic using special buoys that can detect whale calls.
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Antarctic Wildlife Is Being Sunburnt. Scientists Say It's A "Wake-Up Call"
The ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, but researchers do not yet know if the same is true for Antarctic mammals and birds.
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Watch: UK Ship Crosses Paths With World's Largest Iceberg
The sighting occurred shortly after researchers confirmed that the iceberg was "on the move" for the first time in 37 years.
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India's 1st Antarctic Mission Top Secret, Felt Like James Bond Film: Scientists
Forty years after India set up its first scientific base station in Antarctica, the researchers associated with the mission on Friday recalled how the country's first expedition to this polar region was kept under wraps from everyone.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
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Scientists Discover Ancient River Landscape Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
In the new study, researchers analysed the past of the glacier sheet, based on the land beneath the Aurora and Schmidt basins, between the Denman and Totten glaciers.
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India's Polar Research Ship To Be Ready In 5 Years To Aid Its 3 Antarctic Bases
India aims to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) in the next five years in order to sustain its bases in Antarctica, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said recently.
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Antarctic Extreme Events "Almost Certain" To Become More Severe: Study
Antarctica will "almost certainly" witness more common and more severe extreme events, such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss, having global implications, researchers say.
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Yoga Sessions At Indian Bases In Arctic, Antarctic Regions On June 21
Yoga sessions will be held at India's research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, besides in countries falling along and near the prime meridian line to mark the International Yoga Day on June 21.
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Germs Coughed And Sneezed Out By Climbers On Mount Everest Last For Centuries
Even bacteria that have acclimated to the warm, moist comfort of our noses and throats were able to lie dormant and survive the harsh, cold, and dry environment, which startled the researchers.
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Italian Vessel In Antarctica Reaches New Destinations As Polar Ice Melts
An Italian ice-breaker carrying scientists researching in the Antarctic has sailed further south than any ship has done before, the organisers of the voyage said on Tuesday, a further sign of how ice is retreating around the poles.
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Pic: Sun Rises In Antarctica After 4 Months Of Darkness
After spending four months in darkness, the crew of the Concordia research station in Antarctica has finally witnessed the sun again.
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NASA Satellite Image Reveals Unique Horseshoe-Shaped Deception Island in Antarctica
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of Deception Island, a horseshoe-shaped semi-submerged volcanic caldera located in the South Shetland Islands. Created by an eruption approximately 4,000 years ago, it remains vital for scientific research and as a safe harbour for ships navigating the harsh Southern Ocean. Deception Island is home to th...
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NASA’s Antarctic Balloon Campaign Launches to Study Dark Matter and Beyond
NASA’s annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, launching from the Ross Ice Shelf, will carry groundbreaking experiments like GAPS, aiming to detect anti-matter particles linked to dark matter. Supporting projects include the MARSBOx experiment, which examines fungal resilience in Mars-like conditions, and SPARROW-6 for wind measurement a...
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Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
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What Scientists Discovered After 15 Years Of Research On Blue Whale Sound
Scientists spent 15 years listening to blue whales in the Antarctic using special buoys that can detect whale calls.
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Antarctic Wildlife Is Being Sunburnt. Scientists Say It's A "Wake-Up Call"
The ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, but researchers do not yet know if the same is true for Antarctic mammals and birds.
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Watch: UK Ship Crosses Paths With World's Largest Iceberg
The sighting occurred shortly after researchers confirmed that the iceberg was "on the move" for the first time in 37 years.
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India's 1st Antarctic Mission Top Secret, Felt Like James Bond Film: Scientists
Forty years after India set up its first scientific base station in Antarctica, the researchers associated with the mission on Friday recalled how the country's first expedition to this polar region was kept under wraps from everyone.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
-
Scientists Discover Ancient River Landscape Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
In the new study, researchers analysed the past of the glacier sheet, based on the land beneath the Aurora and Schmidt basins, between the Denman and Totten glaciers.
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India's Polar Research Ship To Be Ready In 5 Years To Aid Its 3 Antarctic Bases
India aims to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) in the next five years in order to sustain its bases in Antarctica, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said recently.
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Antarctic Extreme Events "Almost Certain" To Become More Severe: Study
Antarctica will "almost certainly" witness more common and more severe extreme events, such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss, having global implications, researchers say.
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Yoga Sessions At Indian Bases In Arctic, Antarctic Regions On June 21
Yoga sessions will be held at India's research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, besides in countries falling along and near the prime meridian line to mark the International Yoga Day on June 21.
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Germs Coughed And Sneezed Out By Climbers On Mount Everest Last For Centuries
Even bacteria that have acclimated to the warm, moist comfort of our noses and throats were able to lie dormant and survive the harsh, cold, and dry environment, which startled the researchers.
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Italian Vessel In Antarctica Reaches New Destinations As Polar Ice Melts
An Italian ice-breaker carrying scientists researching in the Antarctic has sailed further south than any ship has done before, the organisers of the voyage said on Tuesday, a further sign of how ice is retreating around the poles.
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Pic: Sun Rises In Antarctica After 4 Months Of Darkness
After spending four months in darkness, the crew of the Concordia research station in Antarctica has finally witnessed the sun again.
