Earth Loses 1.2 Trillion Tons of Ice Per Year, a Nearly 60% Increase From 1994
A pair of studies paint a worrying picture of accelerating ice loss around the world, with serious consequences for projections of sea level rise
Black Smudge on Diary Page Reveals 1907 Arctic Expedition’s Tragic End
New analysis suggests explorer Jørgen Brønlund spent his final hours trying—and failing—to light a petroleum burner
The Legend, the History and the Science Behind Seattle’s New Hockey Team Name
NHL fans, meet the Seattle Kraken—named for a mythical beast that may have been inspired by the very real giant squid
How an Alaskan Volcano Is Linked to the Decline of the Roman Republic
New research suggests Mount Okmok’s eruption in 43 B.C. sparked extreme weather halfway across the world
Did Over-Hunting Walruses Fuel the Collapse of Norse Greenland?
A new study has found that Norse hunters began pursuing smaller animals at increasingly risky distances in “a classic pattern of resource depletion”
How This Abandoned Mining Town in Greenland Helped Win World War II
Ivittuut held the world’s largest reserve of naturally occurring cryolite, a mineral that was used in the manufacturing of fighter planes
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