Environment
The heartbreaking truth behind the image of the arctic river dyed red like blood
This blood-stained river is essentially an extremely serious environmental accident.
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Environment
Surviving the winter, mysterious zombie fire returns to threaten 'melting' the Arctic
The year 2019 is the year of many large and unprecedented fires occurring throughout parts of Siberia and Alaska.
Environment
New worrying news: Arctic this week is as hot as 30 degrees Celsius
The place which is famous for cold ice witnessed a record heat.
Life
Climate change causes snow in Antarctica to turn green
Scientists have discovered that a new ecosystem is forming in Antarctica when high temperatures cause the snow to thaw, creating favorable wet conditions for microalgae…
Environment
Why did the Arctic ozone hole just suddenly close?
There is a reason and has determined it, but science is still not exhaustive as to why ozone-depleting factors are particularly strong in the first months of this year.
Archeology
90 million years ago, West Antarctica was a vast rain forest
Scientists say most of the western part of Antarctica and large areas of East Antarctica were once rain forests.
Discover science
The pond between Antarctica turned purple, scientists still do not understand why
Purple is definitely not the usual color of a lake. Yet a pond in Antarctica suddenly changed to this color, but science is still debating the cause.
Animal world
Ungulates help maintain permanent ice
The presence of polar horses, bison or reindeer in the polar regions can slow down the rate of everlasting melting, helping to combat climate change.
Biology
Detecting large numbers of bacteria on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
The new group of bacteria is a related family of sexually transmitted pathogens, proliferating in high-pressure and hypoxic environments.
Life
The only continent in the world not yet infected with nCoV
British scientist Michael Brian revealed his research team would store enough food to live each year on the frozen continent if the Covid-19 epidemic escalated.
Environment
Reveal an unexplored island in Antarctica
Sif Island with a layer of brown volcanic granite and traces of creatures appear due to melting ice in Antarctica.
Environment
Scientists worry because weed is growing in the Arctic
Scientists have recently alerted the warning that the Arctic green cover is becoming increasingly complex.
Environment
Antarctica unexpectedly appeared 'watermelon snow'
Warming weather stimulates a red-colored algae to thrive and change the color of the snow and ice.
Scientific works
Brazil inaugurated a $ 100 million research station in Antarctica
The 4,500m2 Comandante Ferraz Scientific Research Station on January 14 was officially put into operation on the island of King George.
Space science
'Solar eclipse' for the first time discovered in pairs of ancient Arctic stars aligned with the Egyptian pyramids
Astronomers have long understood that a star called Thuban, possibly a North Star with the ancient Egyptians, is actually a pair of stars. NASA astronomers recently disc…