Antarctic
Belly Flop! Watch Penguin Chicks Plunge, Plummet, and Plop off Huge Ice Cliffs
Nobody knew why some six-month-old emperor penguin chicks routinely...
Is It Curtains For the World’s Largest Glacier? What About Curtains Around It, Instead?
For some years now, scientists have warned climate change...
Weekend Warm-Up: Restored Footage Shows Shackleton’s Ship in its Icy Death Throes
Is it just me, or is it physically possible...
Iran Claims Property Rights in Antarctica, Boasts Military Plans
In a televised broadcast last fall, Iran’s naval commander...
Four New Emperor Penguin Colonies Found in Antarctica
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered...
On the New Antarctic Speed Record: An Interview with Vincent Colliard
On Jan. 11, Vincent Colliard broke the Hercules Inlet...
Antarctica: Last Few Skiers Rush to Reach the Pole
The Antarctic expedition season has mostly wrapped up after...
Climbers Target Mt. Sidley, Antarctica’s Highest Volcano
While teams line up on Vinson to tick off...
Antarctica: Colliard Nears Pole, Omar Di Felice Aborts
This week in Antarctica, Omar Di Felice aborts his...
Antarctica: Colliard On Track For Speed Record
Vincent Colliard needs only nine (very) big days to...
Antarctica 2023-4: Cox Aborts, O’Brady Restarts After Crevasse Drama
It has been a dramatic week in Antarctica. Colin...
Antarctica 2023-4: Injuries Mount; Colliard Sets Off
The weather in Antarctica is good, but injuries and...
Antarctica 2023-4: The Weather Worsens
Although Antarctica's weather is never exactly gentle, it's been...
Antarctica 2023-4: We’re Underway
Unseasonably warm weather delayed some flights into Union Glacier...
Unprecedented: Over 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks Die from Sparse Sea Ice
Emperor penguins have experienced a disastrous breeding failure, Antarctic...
Job Offer: Work in the Post Office on Penguin-Rich South Georgia
One of the great things about the phrase "penguin-rich"...
A Heat Wave at -37˚C? That’s Bad News at the South Pole
The Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole is recording...
A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One
Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...
Music Of Melting Earth Blurs Line Between Art And Science
Polar Force. Energy Field. Permafrost. Weather Report.
If those sound...
A Video Tour of Robert Scott’s Discovery Hut in Antarctica
When Antarctica's Discovery Hut was built for Robert Falcon...
New Major Motion Picture to Feature…Colin O’Brady’s Antarctic Crossing?!
Polar exploration rarely gets the Hollywood treatment. Only now...