A giant hole has appeared in the sea ice of Antarctica and it's as big as Switzerland. The sea in Antarctica usually freezes ...

This isn't the first time it's appeared. The hole is a type of polynya. Polynyas are regions of open water surrounded by sea ice. But the Weddell Polynya is unlike any other. While most polynyas ...

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 ...

The European Space agency Copernicus Sentinel satellite detected a giant hole in the ozone layer over ... but this eruption sent a lot of water vapor into the stratosphere,” said Zehner.