The icy desert of Antarctica is rapidly warming due to human-induced climate change. Meanwhile, scientists have unexpec…
Antarctica
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Researchers have put forth numerous theories about the origins of the Wilkes Land crater in East Antarctica since the 1960s. However, it has only recently become possible to determine what…
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Nature & Travel
Giant spiders have been spotted in swarms on the ocean floor near Antarctica.
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Researchers exploring the depths of the ocean have captured stunning footage of a spider the size of a dinner plate wandering along the seafloor near the South Sandwich Islands—a chain…
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Imagine a time machine that could transport you back to the age of dinosaurs. Suddenly, you find yourself in a dense, swampy forest, buzzing with insects among flowers, ferns, and…
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This is the longest journey ever recorded for this species. The first sighting of the record-breaking penguin on Ocean Beach, located on the southern coast of Australia, was made by…
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The rapid encroachment of mosses and other flora in Antarctica is raising serious concerns among scientists. According to British researchers, over the past 40 years, the Antarctic Peninsula—the largest peninsula…
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Nature & Travel
The fearsome two-meter-tall bird was the top predator of Antarctica 50 million years ago.
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The team led by Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, a professor of vertebrate paleontology at the National University of La Plata in Argentina, has discovered fossils of an unknown giant bird in…