Search results for: antarctic
Blueprints of Scott's Discovery ship found
12-27-2011 |
2
Original blueprints for the ship Captain Scott used to sail to the Antarctic have been discovered.
Remains of giant dinosaur found in Antarctica
12-22-2011 | 24
The fossil remains were that of a gigantic Titanosaur that would have roamed the Earth 70m years ago.
Captain Scott's final letter revealed
12-9-2011 | 5
The final chilling letter penned by Scott's Antarctic expedition has been revealed for the first time.
Ghost mountains mystery solved
11-18-2011 | 10
Scientists believe they are now able to explain the vast mountain range beneath the Antarctic ice.
Penguin huddle secrets revealed
6-7-2011 | 13
Scientist discover penguins' secret to staying warm in the biting cold of the Antarctic.
Food shipments contaminate Antarctica
4-18-2011 | 16
Food being sent to researchers in Antarctica could be unwittingly introducing foreign species there.
Virophage discovered in Antarctic lake
3-31-2011 | 10
The new virophage was discovered after noting protein sequences similar to another found in 2008.
Soviet surgeon removed own appendix
3-15-2011 | 28
In an incredible feat of courage and skill a surgeon in the 1960s removed his own appendix in Antarctica.
Secrets of Antarctica's fossilised forests
2-10-2011 | 16
We tend to think of Antarctica as a frozen mass but science is showing that it wasn't always so.
Clues to Antarctica space blast
3-4-2010 | 5
New research has revealed that a giant space rock may have exploded over Antarctica thousands of years ago.
100 year-old whiskey found in Antarctic
2-7-2010 | 15
Crates of whiskey from 100 years ago have been uncovered below Ernest Shackleton's hut in Antarctica.
Hidden Antarctic mountains take shape
1-27-2010 | 2
Researchers continue to piece together a view of Antarctica's hidden "Ghost Peaks" buried deep underneath the ice.
Exposing Antarctica's "ghost mountains"
12-22-2009 | 4
Under the vast ice sheets of Antarctica there exists an extensive mountain range entirely encompassed in the ice. Now an...
Antarctica was refuge in extinction event
12-5-2009 | 5
New fossil evidence has suggested that some land animals would have survived the end-Permian mass extinction 252 million...
Radar reveals world beneath Antarctica
11-14-2009 | 16
A NASA plane bristling with ice-penetrating radar and other equipment is flying over the Antarctic to help replace a dyi...
Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'
8-15-2009 | 14
A vast Antarctic glacier is thinning four times faster than it was a decade ago British scientists have revealed, with t...
Origin of Antarctic ice revealed
6-9-2009 | 1
Scientists have used rader to peer in to the past in Antarctica's Gamburstev mountains, revealing peaks and valleys buri...
Penguin poo visible from space
6-3-2009 | 15
In an unusual method to locate penguin breeding colonies scientists have discovered several of their locations by review...
Massive ice chunks break up in Antarctica
5-4-2009 | 1
An ice shelf in western Antarctica is breaking up with huge ice chunks crumbling away and an area over 1300 square miles...
Glacier 'bleeds' proof of ancient life forms
4-20-2009 | 14
A rust-stained substance gushing from a glacier or 'Blood Falls' in Antarctica has provided scientists with proof that a...
News | Columns | Encyclopedia
UM 11.2 Unexplained-Mysteries.com (c) 2001-2025
Terms | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Contact