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 first discovered the mysterious hole in the 1970s, but questions have remained about how it formed. Scientists have solved part of a longstanding mystery on how a gigantic hole in ...
A recent study explains the formation of a large Antarctic sea ice opening by detailing the oceanic and atmospheric interactions that caused it. Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the ...
Scientists have discovered how an open body of water formed in the middle of thick ice during the middle of the Antarctic winter. The polynya – the scientific name for an area of water where you would ...
The mysterious hole in Antarctica was given the name Maud Rise Polynya in the 1970s by scientists. The name was derived from the underwater mountain which was located beneath the hole in the Weddell ...
Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, that occurred during the winters of 2016 and 2017. It reveals a key process that had ...
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 ...
Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, that occurred during the winters of 2016 and 2017. It reveals a key process that had ...
Record low levels of sea ice around Antarctica last year could be linked to climate change, a study has found. Researchers at ...
Scientists investigate rapid Antarctic ice loss since 2016, attributed to warming and wind changes. The impact on global warming, ecosystem, and ice stability raises concerns. Uncertainty persists ...