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China Selects First Antarctic Airfield Site; To Start Construction in 2018

Apr 13, 2017 05:44 AM EDT

China has picked a location to set up its first ever airfield in Antarctica, with plans for construction expected to begin later this year.

China’s New KDUST Telescope in Antarctica to begin Operations in 2020

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Nov 04, 2016 09:30 PM EDT

China has sent its astronomers to Dome A every year since 2007.

South pole carbon dioxide levels hit milestone record at 400 ppm.

Carbon Dioxide Levels in Antarctica Reach Highest Ever in 4 Million Years

Ana Verayo |

Jun 20, 2016 04:04 AM EDT

NOAA just revealed alarming carbon dioxide rates that already reached the Antarctic region, at 400 ppm, which is the highest ever in 4 million years.

Location of the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front (white contour), with -1 degree Celsius sea surface temperature lines (black contours) on Sept. 22 each year from 2002-2009, plotted against a chart of the depth of the Southern Ocean around Ant

The Bizarre Reason Why Antarctic Ice is Increasing While Arctic Ice is Melting

Ana Verayo |

May 25, 2016 06:10 AM EDT

New radar data from NASA reveals how ice in Antarctica is increasing despite Arctic ice is rapidly melting due to global warming.

Scientists Stumble upon Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 10, 2016 12:21 AM EDT

Some 170 million years ago, Antarctica had a tropical climate.

Alien Life Forms Might Abound in New Subglacial Antarctic Lake

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 29, 2016 05:55 AM EDT

The newly-discovered lake cuts through a massive canyon system along Antarctica's eastern coast.

World's Oldest Sperm May Be A Window To The Past

Staff Reporter |

Jul 15, 2015 09:43 PM EDT

In Science, it is widely known that living things without bones do not fossilize easily as compared to those who have. These include worms, leeches and sperm. But, a group of scientists from Stockholm were in awe upon the discovery of a 50-million-year-old sperm of a worm-like creature which was fossilized.

Large meltwater stream rushes across the surface of the Greenland ice sheet

Mystery Of 'Disappearing Lakes' In Greenland Solved; What Did Scientists Find?

Althea Serad |

Jun 04, 2015 09:53 AM EDT

Over a decade ago, scientists were mystified when lakes sitting atop Greenland’s ice sheet suddenly drained out billions of gallons of water in just hours. Now it appears the mystery is solved. Geoscientists have published a new study in the journal Nature on June 3 explaining the alarming phenomenon, reported Live Science.

China Plans To Expand Strategic Interest In Antarctica

Cybelle Go |

May 04, 2015 11:53 PM EDT

Xi Jinping, the president of China, who has traveled from Europe, Pacific and Carribean Islands pursuing his nation's strategic interest, is now planning to establish a mark on another far region, the Antarctic, according to NY Times.

Found in Taylor Glacier, Blood Falls gushes out brine rich in iron and sulfur into the Antarctic.

Antarctica's 'Blood Glacier' Can Host Primitive Alien Life Forms

Ana Verayo |

Apr 29, 2015 07:13 AM EDT

A new study reveals a network of salty lakes underneath Taylor Glacier, made famous by Blood Falls where primitive life forms dwell similar to those on Mars.