We celebrated 20 years of marriage with a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic adventure
Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
Fossils of Vegavis were first described two decades ago, but insufficient cranial remains left its place on the bird family ...
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Spain: Spain rescues 50 migrants on an Atlantic crossing near Lanzarote
Spanish authorities rescued around 50 migrants of Sub-Saharan origin off the coast of Lanzarote early Monday morning after ...
Plastic plague reaches Antarctica: Are we past the point of no return?
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This ...
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...
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Ice-free zones found in Antarctica were recently mapped for the first time ever
Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.
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Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today’s loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil skull ...
Spiders that can hunt snakes 30 times bigger than their size
Some spiders hunt and kill snakes up to 30 times their size. A study revealed 319 cases of such incidents involving over 40 ...
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How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus
The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend ... a system of ocean currents that circulates water around the globe. Like the glaciers that feed them, ice shelves are immense.