Antarctica has long been a land of mystery and heroic feats made famous by the explorations of James Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton. A key piece of the puzzle for ...
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA — Even when the December sun beats down 24 hours a day, most of Antarctica remains cold, if not brutally frigid. With one dramatic exception. Wind-blown clouds of steam ...
On Mount Erebus, the tallest peak on Ross Island in Antarctica, there exists a molten lake of lava which constantly emits gas. The composition of that gas is unique in that it changes almost every ten ...