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1,410 results for: antarctica

  1. Science & Society

    Human evolution, biomimicry and more go on display

    A new human evolution gallery and a lecture series on Europa are among science events to explore in February 2016.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Earth

    Hidden water found deep beneath Antarctica desert valley

    New imaging reveals liquid water network beneath Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys that could support microbial life.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Animals

    Windy days mean smaller meals for little penguin chicks

    Wind speed appears to affect how much food little penguins can bring home for their chicks.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  4. Animals

    Chubby king penguins wobble when they waddle

    King penguins’ weight gain makes their waddle a bit wobbly, study suggests.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Planetary Science

    Satellite captures double solar eclipse in action

    NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught a rare double eclipse as both Earth and the moon partially blocked the sun.

    By Christopher Crockett
  6. Earth

    Year in review: Life thrives under Antarctica

    Thousands of microbe species thrive in Lake Whillans deep beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet.

    By Thomas Sumner
  7. Climate

    Antarctic ice shelves rapidly melting

    Melting around Antarctica is accelerating, with several ice shelves projected to vanish entirely within 100 years.

    By Thomas Sumner
  8. Oceans

    Blooming phytoplankton seed clouds in the Southern Ocean

    Booming phytoplankton populations spark cloud formation in the Southern Ocean.

    By Beth Mole
  9. Astronomy

    Two stars were once considered coldest known

    Two stars once thought to be the coldest known are actually scorching compared with some truly frigid brown dwarfs.

    By Christopher Crockett
  10. Animals

    Newly discovered yeti crab swarms around Antarctic hydrothermal vents

    A newly discovered species of yeti crab thrives in tough conditions on Antarctic hydrothermal vents.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  11. Animals

    Marine biologist chronicles a lifelong love of fishing

    In A Naturalist Goes Fishing, a marine biologist takes readers on a round-the-world fishing expedition

    By Sid Perkins
  12. Paleontology

    50-million-year-old fossil sperm discovered

    Ancient worm sperm preserved in 50-million-year-old cocoons from Antarctica set age record.

    By Meghan Rosen