Mario Tama/Getty Images Louis Rudd, a 49-year-old British adventurer, just became the second person in history to cross Antarctica alone and unaided. Rudd’s achievement comes just two days after an American, Colin O’Brady, reached the same finish line on the Ross Ice Shelf. British explorer Louis Rudd has become the second person to ever cross […]
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A British adventurer just became the second person in history to cross Antarctica alone and unaided, reaching the finish line two days after an American did it first
Mario Tama/Getty Images Louis Rudd, a 49-year-old British adventurer, just became the second person in history to cross Antarctica alone and unaided. Rudd’s achievement comes just two days after an American, Colin O’Brady, reached the same finish line on the Ross Ice Shelf. British explorer Louis Rudd has become the second person to ever cross […]
Google Earth: Mysterious underwater creature discovered in Antarctica?
Google Earth has mapped the world in a large 3D image, unearthing some of the world’s most beautiful images. From natural sights to stunning architecture, it has opened up the planet to everyone. Sometimes it can also capture unexplainable images, be it alien enthusiasts discovering ‘UFO landing sites’ or creepy structures. Eagle-eyed users have spotted […]
Google Maps proof of aliens? Mystery in Antarctica believed to be crash landing
Google Maps Street View was created in 2007 to allow people to view the world from their computer. It has captured beautiful landmarks and confusing images across the globe. Alien-enthusiasts also use Google Maps in an attempt to find evidence that extra-terrestrial lifeforms exist. A new sighting in Antarctica is believed to have been discovered. […]
A previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of 1.5 million penguins has been discovered in Antarctica
Tom Hart / Oxford University / Penguinwatch A previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of penguins has been discovered in the remote Danger Islands of Antarctica. Scientists had previously feared that the Adélie penguins’ numbers had been in decline because of climate change. In total there were 751,527 pairs of penguins living on the islands – more than […]
Victoria’s Secret Angels can’t resist slipping into swimsuits during cold Antarctica break
Two Victoria’s Secret Angels did just that during a recent trip – but rather than soaking up the sun on an exotic beach, the duo were in freezing cold Antartica. Jasmine Tookes, 26, and Josephine Skriver, 24, shared images of themselves enjoying everything the snowy location has to offer. But as well as the usual […]
Unruly Antarctica could change sea-level outlook without much warning
Enlarge / The flow of glaciers into the sea has accelerated in this vulnerable area of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet along the Amundsen Sea. (credit: NASA Earth Observatory) Sea-level rise is one of the more challenging effects of climate change to project. It’s not that the direction of the change is unclear—sea level will […]
‘I Spent Thanksgiving in Antarctica’: The Case For Vacation Over Tradition
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Volcanic ice caves on Antarctica may host complex life
Enlarge / An ice cave on Antarctica’s Mount Erebus. (credit: National Science Foundation) Antarctica is a relentlessly icy place, with estimates placing the amount of exposed land on the continent at less than one percent of its total surface. During glacial periods, the ice even expanded further—to the point where the edges of the continent’s […]
New crack found in Antarctica ice shelf after 1 trillion ton iceberg breaks free
Published time: 20 Jul, 2017 21:55 An ice shelf in Antarctica is already showing a new crack, just a week after an iceberg dramatically broke free from the structure, according to researchers. The new rift was spotted by scientists from Project MIDAS who have been closely monitoring the Larsen C ice shelf and who first […]