[ad_1] In this illustration, seawater flows deep below the surface toward an actively opening ice shelf crack in Antarctica. New research shows that these cracks can open very quickly and that incoming seawater helps control the rate of ice shelf breakup. Credit: Rob Soto There is enough frozen water in the glaciers of Greenland and … Read more
[ad_1] Bird flu has reached continental Antarctica for the first time, officials confirmed. The H5N1 virus was found on Friday in two dead scavenging birds called skuas near the Primavera Base, the Argentine scientific research station on the Antarctic Peninsula. Additional suspected cases have been reported in brown skua, Antarctic skua and kelp gull in … Read more
[ad_1] Sea spiders may be relatively large in size and found in abundance in Earth’s oceans, but little is known about these mysterious marine creatures. Understanding the reproductive habits of Antarctic giant sea spiders, for example, has eluded marine biologists since the species was discovered. it was discovered more than 140 years ago. To solve … Read more