From above, Antarctica might seem like a cold, flat and desolate landscape — and it certainly is. But beneath the…
Read More »Antarcticas
Researchers collecting rock samples in Antarctica in the 1960s Polar Rock Repository Microbes living beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet may survive…
Read More »QUICK FACTS Name: Lake Vostok Location: East Antarctica Coordinates: -77.45268382042562, 106.23142584023033 Why it’s incredible: The lake is one of the…
Read More »February 12, 2025 2 min read Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating…
Read More »It’s easy to mistake the earth beneath our feet as being still and unchanging — but that couldn’t be further…
Read More »There are hundreds of thousands of meteorites hidden beneath Antarctica’s icy surface, some of which are slowly sinking out of…
Read More »