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Scientists have found under the ice of Antarctica volcanoes.Researchers from Edinburgh University (UK) found under the ice shield of Antarctica 91 previously unknown volcano. Even if one of them were to erupt, it promises big trouble for the human civilization, the researchers say. On the basis of data obtained from …

Scientists from Edinburgh University found 91 volcano under the ice of Antarctica. Found objects can be considered the largest volcanic zone on the planet. Scientists made the discovery is located under a two-kilometer layer of ice. The predominant height of between 100 metres to 3.85 thousand meters. The volcanic belt …

In Antarctica discovered the preserved 106 year old fruit cake.Scientists from New Zealand found a well-preserved fruitcake in an abandoned house on Cape Adare, which is located in the North-East region of Victoria Land in East Antarctica. About it reports a press-service of Fund of the Antarctic heritage New Zealand. …

An environmental catastrophe was able to determine a group of researchers from England. The ice West of the Antarctic today disappear with incredibly high speed due to the strengthening winds on the opposite side of the ice caps, changed the nature of the movement of currents off the coast of …

It is the largest iceberg in history. Representatives of the British Swansea University reported that Antarctica separated the largest in the history of the research iceberg. The iceberg that broke away, has an area of more U.S. state Delivery and weighs a trillion tons. Its thickness is 350 meters. “The …

The breakaway area of the glacier to be more than 6 thousand square kilometers. Scientists have found that the rift in Antarctic glacier Larsen is increasing faster. This will lead to the emergence of one of the largest icebergs in history. Iceberg could break away from a glacier in the …

Here the scientists have a place to “turn around”. In the early 1800-ies the first researchers appeared in Antarctica and since that time, the continent remains the most mysterious on the planet. Rumors about a secret base of the Third Reich the strange story of the missing expeditions, and even …

The breakaway area of the glacier to be more than 6 thousand square kilometers. Scientists have found that the rift in Antarctic glacier Larsen is increasing faster. Iceberg could break away from a glacier in the next few days or weeks. It is expected that the area of the breakaway …

The melting of ice is one of the manifestations of global climate change. This process will change the face of the planet. Now the water level in the oceans is increasing and many species are under threat of extinction. For example, a study in 2014 showed that the population of …

Some scientists fear that the formation of icebergs can cause a chain reaction. NASA experts captured on video, both from Antarctica iceberg broke off with an area just under 30 square kilometres. About it reports a press-service NASA. Footage taken from a NASA satellite Landsat 8 has shown that from …