Antarctica
Adelie Penguins Poop So Much, Their Feces Can Be Seen From Space
Satellite images of the Adelie penguin's pink guano shows how their colony size and diet have changed over the last 4 decades
Gravity Map Reveals Tectonic Secrets Beneath Antartica's Ice
Satellite data shows East and West Antarctica have very different geologic histories
Russian Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder In Antarctica
Earlier this month a researcher stabbed another individual at Bellinghausen Station after suffering an "emotional breakdown"
A Rare Sighting of the ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ of the Sea
The strange sea cucumber, spotted in the Southern Ocean, has only been captured on video once before
Here's How Hundreds of Baby Penguins Became Mummified in Antarctica
A new study posits that ‘extreme climatic anomalies’ caused the penguins to become mummified in two mass die-offs hundred of years ago
CO2 Levels Reached an 800,000-year High in 2017
That's just one of many sobering facts about our changing world in the "State of the Climate in 2017" report released late last week
World's Largest King Penguin Colony Suffers an 85 Percent Crash
The Morne du Tamaris Colony on Île aux Cochons has dropped from 2 million to 200,000 birds over 30 years
How Data-Gathering Seals Help Scientists Measure the Melting Antarctic
Stumped on how to take the temperature of the ocean floor, oceanographers turned to the cutest, most competent divers they knew
Antarctic Ice Loss Has Tripled Over the Past Decade
Since 1992, the continent has lost more than 3.3 trillion tons of ice, triggering a quarter-inch rise in global sea levels
World's Largest Iceberg Is Melting Away After 18 Years Adrift
In the last two years, the Jamaica-sized berg began venturing north, melting and splintering into pieces along the way
Earthquakes Rumble Under East Antarctica Much More Frequently Than Thought
A new study reveals that the region trembled with 27 minor earthquakes in 2009 alone
South Georgia Island Is Officially Free of Its Bird-Killing Rodents
After 250 years plagued with rats and mice, the island's birds will hopefully now have the chance to bounce back
Antarctica's Waters May Soon Harbor a Boom of Baby Humpback Whales
Declining sea ice levels due to climate change may be helping the whales for now
Antarctic Research Ship to Search for Wreck of Shackleton's 'Endurance'
The ship sunk in pack ice in 1915, setting off one of exploration's most epic survival tales
Two Antarctic Penguins Took an Adorable ‘Selfie’
They were investigating a camera belonging to an expeditioner with the Australian Antarctic Division
Scientists Discover "Super-Colony" of 1.5 Million Adélie Penguins in Images From Space
In other areas of the Antarctic, the black and white birds are in decline—but on the Danger Islands, they thrive
As Oceans Warm, King Penguins' Food Moves Farther Away. That's a Problem
The already treacherous journey for nourishment will get increasingly challenging for penguins in the years ahead
These Places Are Actually The Middle of Nowhere
These "poles of inaccessibility" are among the world's most remote places
The Daring Journey Across Antarctica That Became a Nightmare
Everyone knows about Robert Scott’s doomed race to the South Pole in 1911. But on that same expedition three of his men made a death-defying trip
The Ozone Hole Is the Smallest It's Been in 30 Years—But We Can't Take Credit
Warming in the stratosphere has kept away ozone-killing chemicals, reducing annual thinning for the last two years
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