We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has ...
The geoid (the surface of equal gravitational potential of a hypothetical ocean at rest) serves as the classical reference ...
A region beneath Antarctica where Earth’s gravitational pull is measurably weaker than anywhere else on the planet has persisted for roughly 70 million years, according to new research that traces the ...
A frozen continent at the bottom of the world sits over the deepest dip in Earth’s gravitational pull, a feature that has persisted for roughly 70 million years. Scientists have long known about this ...
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilometers in just two months, with nearly half of it ...
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Scientists discovered that the pink granites formed around 175 million years ago in Antarctica. (Image: Joanne Johnson) Scientists discovered a massive granite body buried under West Antarctica. Pink ...
Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice ...
Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...
A large and fast-melting glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically since 2017. This may be a sign that the floating ice shelf in front of it is no longer helping to hold back the ice. Pine ...