Scientists discover 280-million-year-old fossil forest in Antarctica
Scientists discover 280-million-year-old fossil forest in Antarctica Antarctica wasn’t quite a region of ice for most of the year. It is widely believed that millions of years ago, when the planet earth was already a mᴀssive landmᴀss called Gondwana, trees flourished near the South Pole. Now, newfound, intricate fossils of some of these trees are …
Large Hidden Lakes Found Draining Below Antarctic Glacier
Large Hidden Lakes Found Draining Below Antarctic Glacier Thwaites Glacier on the edge of West Antarctica is one of the planet’s fastest-moving glaciers. Research shows that it is sliding unstoppably into the ocean, mainly due to warmer seawater lapping at its underside. But the details of its collapse remain uncertain. The details are necessary to …
The Mystery Behind the Rare Emerald Icebergs of Antarctica
The Mystery Behind the “Rare Emerald Icebergs” of Antarctica For decades, the sight of bottle-green icebergs in the Antarctic has captivated polar travellers and scientists. The mysterious phenomena have intrigued many journals, but the “why for their presence has remained enigmatic. Today scientists have suggested a new theory of why these jade bergs are happening, …
Ancient pyramid discovered in Antarctica
Ancient pyramid discovered in Antarctica Three ancient pyramids have been discovered in Antarctica by a team of American and European scientists. Two of the pyramids were “supposedly” discovered about 16 kilometers inland, while the third would be very close to the coast. The first images of the pyramids between the ice, appeared in the Western …
Scientist Unearths a Colony of Mummified Penguins in Antarctica
Scientist Unearths a Colony of Mummified Penguins in Antarctica Steven Emslie was finishing a season in January 2016 of researching Penguin colonies near the Antarctica-based Italian station Zucchelli. With the austral Summer quickly coming to a close and all planned work completed, Dr. Emslie, an ornithologist at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, did what any …
Antarctica exposed: Very unusual 90 million-year-old dinosaur discovery made after the scan
Antarctica exposed: Very unusual 90 million-year-old dinosaur discovery made after the scan The group, which included researchers from Imperial College London, explored fossilized remains 30 meters below west Antarctica’s ice for 90 million years. A study of preserved roots pollen and spores revealed that the environment at that time was much warmer than previously thought. …
Evidence of 90-million-year-old rainforest uncovered beneath the Antarctic ice
Evidence of 90-million-year-old rainforest uncovered beneath the Antarctic ice The well-preserved rainforest seeds, pollens and spores of 90 million year old (mid-cretaceous) rainforest plants in Western Antarctica have been discovered by an international team of paleontologists and geologists. The mid-Cretaceous period (115 million to 80 million years ago) was the heyday of the dinosaurs but …