Eight Antarctic architecture highlights
Following the unveiling of the Discovery Building today, we look at eight architectural highlights from Antarctica over the…
Hugh Broughton Architects unveils Discovery Building in Antarctica
UK studio Hugh Broughton Architects and NORR have exclusively revealed the aerodynamic Antarctic Discovery Building, which is topped with…
‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?
A global group of scientists, engineers and policy experts has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a wall…
Scientists make concerning discovery after spotting massive blue object in satellite images — here’s what they saw
A vivid blue iceberg drifting from Antarctica is drawing scientific attention, as meltwater spreading across its surface shows…
Some penguins commit suicide, walking away from the sea, alone, towards their demise
Penguins are tough. They survive some of the most brutal conditions on Earth with a mix of social…
Authorities confirm body of French diver missing in Antarctica has been found
The body of a French diver who went missing in Antarctica earlier this month has been found after…
New map shows Antarctica’s buried landscape in unprecedented detail
Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep…
Catherine Zeta-Jones’s Kids Carys, 22, and Dylan, 25, Look So Grown Up in Antarctica Family Photo
The Gist Catherine Zeta-Jones posed with both of her lookalike kids and husband Michael Douglas in a rare…
Meet the man who’s about to break another world record in the North Pole
Richard Parks’ hardest climb happened long before he first summited a mountain. In 2009, the polar athlete, then…
NYT Photographer on Antarctica Expedition Details His Extensive Camera Gear
Stock photo New York Times photographer Chang W. Lee is currently sailing on an icebreaker into Antarctica —…
Antarctica’s ice sheet losses could rebound — if history can repeat itself
Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next…
The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers…