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1,391 results for: antarctica

  1. Cosmology

    Dust erases evidence for gravity wave detection

    The claimed detection of primordial gravitational waves does not hold up after taking into account galactic dust, a new analysis concludes.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Climate

    Violent storms may shatter sea ice

    Tall waves’ effect on sea ice hints at troubled water in the future.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Life

    Penguin’s flight from Antarctica clocked

    A climate shift millions of years ago may have forced the birds’ ancestors to flee to warmer digs.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Ecosystems

    Lake under Antarctic ice bursts with life

    Abundant microbes thrive in subglacial lakes deep under the Antarctic ice sheet.

    By Thomas Sumner
  5. Cosmology

    First images of gravity waves, evidence of cosmic inflation reported

    The first images of gravitational waves and the first direct evidence for cosmic inflation were announced March 17.

    By Ashley Yeager
  6. Animals

    Fish-eating spiders are the stuff of nightmares

    Spiders that feast on fish can be found on every continent but Antarctica, a new review finds.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Climate

    Antarctic glacier melt is unstoppable

    The inevitable collapse of Antarctic’s western glaciers could raise global sea level by more than 4 meters in coming centuries.

    By Beth Mole
  8. Climate

    Glacial microbes gobble methane

    While some bacteria produce methane in Greenland’s melting ice sheet, others may consume the greenhouse gas as it escapes.

    By Beth Mole
  9. Climate

    Multiple oceans may help stall global warming

    The Atlantic and Southern oceans, not the Pacific, may be largely to blame for the recent pause in rising global temperatures.

    By Beth Mole
  10. Psychology

    Rigors of Mars trip make teamwork a priority

    It’s going to take a different kind of mental approach to travel to Mars and back: less individuality, more collaboration and adaptability. Astronauts are being tested to prepare for such a mission.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Astronomy

    Early Mars couldn’t hold liquid water long

    Small rocks hit Mars 3.6 billion years ago, suggesting an early atmosphere too thin for liquid water to hang around very long.

    By Christopher Crockett
  12. Climate

    Coldest place moves from one Antarctic site to another

    New record low measured by satellite.

    By Meghan Rosen