Antarctica

If we burned all of the fossil fuels, would any of Antarctica's ice survive?

Posted in Science on 14th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Oceans would rise by over 50m changing the face of planet Earth, say scientists, but over a long time.

Oxygen May Have Thawed Antarctica in Dinosaur Times

Posted in Science on 14th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

About 100 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed a forest-covered Antarctica. Carbon dioxide was present in the atmosphere at higher levels than present day.

Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field

Posted in Science on 23rd May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists have observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica.

Antarctica's Ice Attacked from Above and Below

Posted in Featured, Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

This is the first time that melting from below has been found to be a culprit in the Antarctic Peninsula's vanishing ice shelves.

Hidden water below Antarctica provides hope for life on Mars

Posted in Science on 29th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Antarctica is the Earth environment that most resembles Mars.