For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...
A new study led by a team of scientists from the University of Leeds has revealed that the cold conditions that have allowed ...
which is a measurement of the area of ocean where there is at least some sea ice. In the Arctic, the annual minimum sea ice extent occurs in September and the annual sea ice maximum extent occurs in ...
Our continent is gradually drifting closer to Asia, moving at a rate of seven centimetres per year ...
The body of Audrey Neas Jr., 73, was found at about 1:15 p.m. on the parkway lying beside his bicycle, the release said. The preliminary investigation indicates Neas died as a result of a medical ...
Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...
The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...
Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, ...
Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.
Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...
It lives in large communities around hot vents on the seafloor in Antarctica, with its many hairs hosting bacteria ... crabs because of their bristly appearance - at the East Scotia Ridge in the ...
New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species in its family to show different claw characteristics between sexes.