A giant iceberg, about twice the size of Chicago, broke off from Antartica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in late February 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/giant-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-brunt-ice-shelf…
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What’s the coldest Earth has ever been?
Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been…
Photographer snags shot of yellow penguin
Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. “It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!” Adams said. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photograph-yellow-penguin…
Ghost particle travels 750 million light-years, ends up buried under the Antarctic ice
Astronomers spot two highly delayed signals from two different black holes tearing apart stars in their vicinity. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tidal-disruption-evnts-release-neutrino.html
Antarctic lakes deep beneath the ice could be teeming with microbial life
Heat from the Earth’s interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment. Source: https://www.livescience.com/microbes-life-subglacial-lakes.html
Scientists make surprise Antarctic life discovery
A recent ice-boring operation has revealed the discovery of organisms living deep beneath the ice shelf. During a recent expedition, scientists with t… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343926/scientists-make-surprise-antarctic-life-discovery…
Sponges found beneath Antarctic ice sheet ‘shouldn’t be there’
Biologists say the inadvertent discovery of sea life on a boulder beneath a 900-metre-thick Antarctic ice shelf challenges our understanding of polar organisms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267737-sponges-found-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet-shouldnt-be-there/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet ‘shouldn’t be there’
Biologists say the inadvertent discovery of sea life on a boulder beneath a 900-metre-thick Antarctic ice shelf challenges our understanding of polar organisms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267737-life-found-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet-shouldnt-be-there/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is this the end of the A-68A iceberg?
Satellite images reveal that the once colossal A-68A iceberg has broken into multiple pieces. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/end-of-the-a68a-iceberg-feb2021…
Martian mineral, rare on Earth, found locked in Antarctic ice
The mineral likely formed from dust trapped in the ice. Source: https://www.livescience.com/martian-mineral-in-antarctica.html