Whales, the majestic giants of the ocean, have a remarkable evolutionary history that dates back over 50 million years.Once land-dwelling creatures that walked on four legs, these marine mammals ...

A mysterious structure spotted in the Pacific was first thought to be a long-lost shipwreck. What researchers found instead ...

Most Antarctic trips explore the western peninsula departing from South America for about 10 days. This is the most beautiful ...

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The startling allegations were first made in an email sent by one of the researchers working at the South African National Antarctic Expedition base (SANAE IV) in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land.

Currently, the main focus of research in the Antarctic revolves around climate change because the White Continent is a good barometer for changes in global cycles. It has a unique and fragile ...

A whale has become stranded on a beach in Cornwall A representative from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue is at the scene People are also helping by pouring ...

Scientists have long sought to understand what lies below the vast ice sheet and, now, a new map offers the most detailed view yet. Known as Bedmap3, this remarkable project has been led by the ...

A wide diversity of marine life, that may include previously unknown species, flourishes in a region of ocean once hidden beneath a thick cover of ice, finds a recently-returned Antarctic expedition ...

Languages: English. An old video shows the inside of the isolated Antarctic Sanae IV base where South African researchers pleaded for help over an allegedly violent colleague. In 2020, the South ...

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The base sits on stilts near a cliff edge — a row of buildings that the team will remain in until December, the heart of the Antarctic summer, when a ship is set to depart from South Africa to ...