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A satellite hundreds of miles above Earth captured rare images of an atmospheric phenomenon that makes Antarctica glaciers appear to be smoking. NASA satellite captures rare sight of 'sea smoke ...
Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, new research shows, sparking concerns about the changing landscape on this vast continent.
Whether you're looking for a name that evokes serenity (Ocean, Coast) or one that sounds earthy (Reef, River), these names are inspired by the natural world. These Popular Nature Baby Names ...
From the austral summer of 1997–98 to 2006–07, The Antarctic Sun has been produced at McMurdo Station between the months of October and February. Since October 2007, it has been a year-round news website managed out of the Denver, Colorado area. [2] The website covers both science and features.
It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. [1] Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. [1] By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. [2]
They were discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen from the whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen, and given this name. [ 1 ] The bedrock of the Larsemann Hills contains an unusually high abundance of boron and phosphate minerals and is the location of discovery of four new species ...
Image credits: Nature Photographer of the Year (NPOTY) 2024 #3 Category Mammals: Highly Commended, "Gone Fishing" By Hannes Lochner "A small-spotted genet visits a water pond for a sip and ...
On 22 December 2020, images from ESA's Sentinel-1 radar satellite showed that A-68A had experienced a major break-up. Two of the larger fragments were named A-68E and A-68F . [ 21 ] A modeling study demonstrated that this break-up was likely triggered when part of A-68A became positioned within stronger ocean currents than the rest of the berg ...