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 —…
West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology
By Christine Siddoway, Colorado College; Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt, The University of Texas at Austin, and Keiji Horikawa,…
Scientists on ‘high alert’ as bird flu threat looms over Australian Antarctic Territory
At Berkley Island in East Antarctica, hordes of Adélie penguins are nesting on a rocky outcrop surrounded by…
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…
Antarctica on brink of collapse as hundreds of earthquakes recorded at ‘Doomsday’ glacier | World | News
Fears are growing about the potential collapse of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier”, a massive ice sheet that is melting…
Tiny Robot Lost Under Antarctic Ice for 8 Months Comes Back With Rare Data
A tiny robot explorer traversed the vast, frigid waters of Antarctica—even diving under the ice at one point.…
Ocean storms under Antarctic ice found to rapidly boost melting
Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of…
Scientists issue warning as ‘Doomsday Glacier’ on brink of collapse | World | News
Scientists are growing concerned that Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” is close to collapse due to violent underwater storms. A…
Mapping Uneven Global Sea-Level Rise Threats
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea…
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
The Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica NASA/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock Underwater “storms” are melting the ice shelf protecting the Thwaites…
Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current
Melting ice in Antarctica could have an impact on ocean currents JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images While the…