Images showing the bottom of Enigma Lake, which is 30 feet below the surface of the Victoria Land Ice Sheet in Antarctica. (Image credit: Image cropped from Fig. 4, Smedlile et al/Communications Earth & Environment, 2024, CC BY 4.0 …
A-68 is an iceberg similar in size to the Delaware that broke off from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in a calving event in 2017. Pictured here is A-68(a), the largest fragment of the original iceberg, which is drifting near…
New research suggests that melting ice in Antarctica could lead to more subglacial eruptions involving volcanoes like Mount Erebus, shown here. (Photo courtesy of Josh Landis, U.S. Arctic Program, public domain) A slow climate feedback loop may be developing beneath…
Veterinarian Amir Anvari believes these five breeds are ideal for growing families due to their kind and affectionate natures. A vet has revealed his top five “best” dog breeds for families with young children, sparking a debate among animal lovers.…
Pyramid Mountain in Antarctica gained popularity online in 2016. (Image credit: Google Maps) A mountain buried under snow in Antarctica bears a striking resemblance to an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above. But no human (or alien) effort was…
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. (Image credit: Landsat 8 (bands: 2, 3, 4, 8) and USGS data. Data processing: Paul Quast. REVIEW via Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The “warm” water is flowing towards one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves,…
Iceberg A23a heads towards the remote island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic. (Photo by Samuel J Coe/Getty Images) The world’s largest iceberg, the size of Rhode Island, is rapidly approaching an isolated British island and wildlife sanctuary in…
The effective pressure beneath the Antarctic ice sheet illustrates how freely the ice moves above the layer of water that separates the ice from the bedrock. The new maps combine data on bed topography, ice thickness, subglacial hydrology, and base…
Lake Vostok is located near Russia’s Vostok research station in Antarctica. (Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory) Lake Vostok is a huge body of water in Antarctica, comparable in size to Lake Ontario in North America. However, unlike Ontario, Lake…
This week’s science news includes the discovery of a hidden underground lake and an asteroid dubbed a ‘city killer’. (Image credit: Neuron Foundation/buradaki/Getty Images) Jump to: This week’s science news focused on the potential threat posed by an asteroid called…
(Image credit: David Wall/Getty Images) Mysterious “ghost lights” have been seen in Summerville, South Carolina, for years. Now, a researcher thinks she’s figured out what these floating lights are: They may be linked to subtle earthquakes. According to local lore,…
Devastating floods in Kentucky have caused extensive damage across the state. (Photo Credit: Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The eastern United States was hit by another powerful winter storm over the weekend, causing widespread flooding in Kentucky…