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 part of a longstanding mystery on how a gigantic hole in Antarctica's sea ice formed. Scientists first discovered the mysterious hole, known as a polynya, in the 1970s.
Scientists have solved the mystery of how a gaping hole nearly twice the size of New Jersey that formed in Antarctica's sea ice eight years ago. The rare opening of ice free water, called a ...
When a hole that's supposedly the size of Switzerland suddenly appears in the ice in Antarctica's Weddell Sea, you can imagine it's the sort of thing which really rallies scientists together.
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 ...
Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica last year could be linked to climate change, a study has found.
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 ...
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 ...
Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, which was nearly twice the size of Wales and occurred during the winters of 2016 and ...
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 ...
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 ...