During the period from the Neoproterozoic to the early Paleozoic, numerous continental
fragments in the Southern Hemisphere consolidated along a series of interconnected …

An integrated study of onshore and offshore geology of the Ross Sea region (namely,
Victoria Land, north of Ross Island, and the Ross Sea, Antarctica) has revealed a complex …

A new ice core (TALDICE) drilled at Talos Dome (East Antarctica, Ross Sea sector)
preserves a ca. 250 ka long record of palaeoclimate and atmospheric history. We investigate …

Determining the geographical provenance of dust provides crucial insight into the global
dust cycle. For the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), the importance of Southern hemisphere …

Mercury emitted by anthropogenic and natural sources occurs in the atmosphere mostly in
the gaseous elemental form, which has a long lifetime in tropical and temperate regions …

More than 40 14C dates for raised beaches at Terra Nova Bay ranging from the present to
7505±230 yr BP supply minimum or maximum limiting ages that bracket a relative sea-level …

Polar regions are recognized as important sinks for long-range transport and deposition of
Hg derived from natural and anthropogenic sources at lower latitudes. In previous studies …

The endolithic microbial communities of the Antarctic represent a borderline lifestyle in the
most hostile ice-free areas of the continent. The extreme adaptation of microbes in these …

Abstract The Mt. Melbourne Volcanic Field is a quiescent volcanic complex located in
Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, mostly covered by ice. Its inner structure has remained …

Two distinct pressurized hypersaline brine pockets (named TF4 and TF5), separated by a
thin ice layer, were detected below an ice-sealed Antarctic lake. Prokaryotic (bacterial and …