Environment
Huge wormhole discovered at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
Geologists have recorded the phenomenon of many large craters forming at an 'extraordinary' rate at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, CNN reported on March 15.
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Archeology
Discovered the most famous explorer shipwreck in history on the bottom of the Antarctic sea
Overcoming the challenge of freezing temperatures, explorers located the wreck of the Endurance, the ship carrying explorer Ernest Shackleton that sank in the Antarctic…
Oceanography
The secret to helping Antarctic scallops not freeze
Thanks to a special shell structure with many small ridges, Antarctic scallops can survive in extremely cold environments.
Funny corner
Why does this town require residents to have their appendix removed to live here?
People can live with the appendix for life unless it becomes inflamed. However, one town in Antarctica has required prospective residents to have their appendix removed…
Oceanography
Detecting a population of 60 million ice fish nests on the bottom of the Antarctic sea
Researchers discovered a huge population of ice fish (notothenioids) in the Weddell Sea south of Antarctica in a report published January 13 in the journal Current Biolo…
Environment
Climate change causes more lightning in the Arctic
In 2021, the Arctic region saw 7,278 lightning bolts, twice as many as in the previous nine years combined. This is a rare phenomenon.
Discover science
Mysterious disk discovered inside the broken ice in Antarctica
Through the Google Earth application, users discovered the mysterious disk in the broken ice in Antarctica.
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Admire the rare phenomenon of 'ice tentacles' in Antarctica
Strong winds and irregular ocean currents have created beautiful ice tentacles on the surface of the water in the middle of the Ronne Ice Shelf.
Scientific works
Project to build the world's first green energy arctic station
Scientists plan to build a year-round research station in the Arctic using a combination of wind, solar and hydrogen energy.
1001 mystery
77 alien-like creatures in the 6,000-year-old 'ice grave'
Scientists have found 77 species of anomalous creatures in the depths of Antarctica's Ekström ice shelf, which is thought to be dead land.
Environment
Scientists fear giant Antarctic glacier will break
Scientists fear the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is fracturing and could shatter as easily as a car window.
Animal world
Can polar bears survive in Antarctica?
Many have cited the difference between the South Pole and the North Pole to demonstrate that polar bears are unsuited to the environmental conditions of Antarctica.
Archeology
100 million years ago, Antarctica once existed a giant iguana larger than a car
Today, the Chinese giant salamander is considered the largest species of salamander in the world as well as the largest amphibian, up to 180 cm long, but in the past, in…
Environment
Scientists 'disorder' because of an unprecedented phenomenon in the Arctic
The AP posted that the Arctic temperature is constantly rising, causing scientists to worry about the consequences that the rest of the world will suffer.
Archeology
Found the world's largest reptile egg fossil
Geologists at the University of Texas found that the 28-centimeter egg belonged to a 7-meter-long sea monster that lived 66 million years ago in Antarctica.