Archeology
Why do hundreds of Antarctic penguins turn into mummies?
The team happened to find cold and cold penguin carcasses preserved in the Long Peninsula of East Antarctica in 2016.
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Archeology
The quest for the forest 280 million years ago in Antarctica
Geologists, despite extreme temperatures, crossed glaciers and snow mountains to find traces of a forest that existed in Antarctica hundreds of millions of years ago.
Archeology
The Pacific subcontinent connects Australia and Antarctica
Zealandia, the vast land submerged in the southern Pacific Ocean, was announced as the new continent of the Earth earlier this year.
Archeology
Explore Antarctica, discover 1 ton of dinosaur fossils
A group of 12 scientists from the US, Australia and South Africa have discovered more than 1 ton of dinosaur fossils in transit to the remote island of James Ross in Ant…
Archeology
Ever had a civilization in Antarctica?
A map dating back to the 16th century accurately redraws the northern Antarctic coast, but when it has never been covered by ice. How can people know this continent at a…
Archeology
Discover the world's oldest animal sperm in Antarctica
From the Antarctic icy land, researchers unearthed a prehistoric jewel: 50 million-year-old sperm.
Archeology
Discovered a 250 million year fossil forest in Antarctica
In early 2015, during a survey of the Allan Hills area in Antarctica, scientists from the University of Sienna, Italy discovered a previously unknown fossil forest.
Archeology
The penguin species has appeared 20 million years ago
The penguin has appeared 20 million years ago and has become diverse due to a reduced global temperature, opening the possibility of residence in Antarctica.
Archeology
100 million year old fossil forest
The fossil forest on the eastern island of New Zealand provided clues about ancient life near Antarctica.
Archeology
Discover long-necked dinosaurs in the ice continent
For the first time, Italian scientists discovered fossils of Sauropod long-necked dinosaurs in Antarctica.
Archeology
Fossilized turtle discovered 45 million years in Antarctica
Fossils of ancient turtles, living about 45 years ago, have been discovered by Argentine archaeologists ...
Archeology
Discover the first plane on Antarctica
Right on the first day of New Year 2010, Australian explorers discovered the body of the first aircraft brought to Antarctica.
Archeology
Fossils reveal Antarctica warmer than in the past
New discoveries about fossils collected at the East Antarctica of a college student show that the ice-cold region was much more pleasant.
Space science
'Meteorite glass' picked up in Antarctica came from Vietnam
A giant meteorite may have fallen into the land of Vietnam today and released beautiful glass marbles to the South Pole.
Space science
NASA seeks a portal into another world and traces of aliens in Antarctica
NASA decided to explore the Erebus volcano in Antarctica, finding traces of extraterrestrials and other world gates.