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July 27, 2020

Climate change: The rapid melting of the Thwaites glacier

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Global warming scientists consider the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica to be one of the most vulnerable and important glaciers in the world because it supports the entire West Antarctic ice sheet. Its collapse could[…]

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June 8, 2020

Amazing discovery in Antarctica: the first frog fossil

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Antarctica has not always been a frozen wasteland. In April, on Seymour Island, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, the paleontologists discovered fragments of a fossilized frog dating back about 40 million years. This[…]

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December 17, 2019

6 reasons to spend Christmas in Antarctica

Estimated reading time: 1 minute 1. Christmas is one of the best times of the year to visit Antarctica Christmas coincides quite well with the beginning of summer and is also the period in which the wildlife of Antarctica is[…]

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November 20, 2018

What is the environment like in Antarctica?

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Climate and soils The Antarctic climate is characterized by being very cold, dry, and windy, which largely limits the development of life forms. The process of decomposition of the rock which, thanks in principle to[…]

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October 23, 2018

10 interesting facts about penguins

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Depending on the scientist asked, you will find that there are between 17 and 20 species of penguins alive, most of them living in the southern part of the globe. The most northern penguins live[…]