World’s Biggest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctica - Scientific …
Dec 5, 2023 · A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades
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Oct 22, 2024 · A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades
I Worked in Antarctica for Three Years. My Sexual Harasser Was …
Dec 19, 2023 · sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica is a problem, that 59 percent of women had experienced it themselves, and 95 percent knew someone directly affected.
Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Lost Millions of Metric Tons of Ice
Aug 12, 2020 · Antarctic ice shelves have lost nearly 4 trillion metric tons of ice since the mid-1990s, scientists say. Ocean water is melting them from the bottom up, causing them to lose mass faster than they ...
Can Antarctic Wildlife Survive Another Deadly Bird Flu Season ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists hope things will be different
The Most Accurate Flat Map of Earth Yet - Scientific American
Feb 17, 2021 · I and my colleagues Dave Goldberg and Bob Vanderbei (who invented the “ Purple America ” map for showing election results) have produced what we believe to be the most accurate flat map of the ...
Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Adapting to Human …
Dec 5, 2024 · A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily ...
Antarctic Research Stations Polluted a Pristine Wilderness
Sep 11, 2023 · The contamination is likely to be widespread across Antarctica’s older research stations, says study co-author Jonathan Stark, a marine ecologist at the Australian Antarctic Division in Hobart.
Remote Antarctica May Be Polluted with Far-Flung Plastic Trash ...
Aug 22, 2024 · New research suggests that remote Antarctica is more vulnerable to trash and invasive species washing up from longer distances than previously thought
What Antarctica Looked Like before the Ice - Scientific American
Mar 7, 2013 · A 3D map of Antarctica today shows chasms carved by glaciers, rugged mountains and other remnants of its warmer existence.