Scientists first discovered the mysterious hole in the 1970s, but questions have remained about how it formed.
Scientists were again baffled in 2016 and 2017 when the polynya reappeared because of its vast size and distance from the coast - setting them on a hunt to uncover what was forming the hole.
Scientists have solved the mystery behind the appearance of an Antarctic hole twice the size of Wales. The rare opening in the sea ice puzzled researchers when it occurred during the winters of ...
Scientists have unraveled the causes of a strange phenomenon in Antarctica: a massive hole in the sea ice, as large as Switzerland, that forms intermittently. This hole, known as the Maud Rise polynya ...
Scientists have finally discovered what's causing a Switzerland-size hole to repeatedly open up in Antarctica's sea ice. Researchers first spotted the hole, called the Maud Rise polynya, in 1974 ...
Each austral winter, Antarctica undergoes a radical change. Sea ice surrounding the continent expands outward, effectively doubling Antarctica's size. But during the winters of 2016 and 2017, a ...
But over the last four years, even as the hole has shrunk it has persisted for an unusually long time. Our new research found that instead of closing up during November it has stayed open well ...
Lightning storms are increasing the sea ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean, a new study has found. A study by a team of international scientists discovered that these storms are contributing to the ...
The world’s largest hummingbird has been hiding in plain sight for centuries — and scientists only discovered the species is distinct from another giant species after attaching tiny backpacks ...
May 8, 2024 — Two species of marine bacteria from the North Sea have established an unusual and sometimes destructive relationship to produce the important vitamin B12. The team's experiments ...