Articles
97 Saved From Chinese Ship Afire Off Antarctica
(SANTIAGO, Chile) — A Chinese factory fishing ship caught fire Wednesday just off the coast of Antarctica and 97 crew members were rescued by a nearby Norwegian...
Russian Meteor Blast ‘Heard’ from Antarctica to Greenland
It was the low-frequency sound wave heard 'round the world.
World’s First Movable City Powers Up in Antarctica
How do you turn a tiny science-city at the far end of the earth into a flexible biosphere capable of skating around vast fields of ice?
NASA ‘Super-Tiger’ Balloon Breaks Two Records Soaring over Antarctica
You'd think the records would have to do with a figure like "50 million" -- the number of cosmic rays an NASA science ballon drifting over Antarctica recently...
Antarctica: It’s Getting Hot at the Bottom of the Planet
A new study shows that temperatures in West Antarctica—which has enough ice to raise sea levels by 10 ft.—are rising nearly twice as fast as scientists had...
Photo Essays
Home, Sweet Home: In Praise of ‘Blue Marble’
It was not the first jaw-dropping picture of Earth from outer space. That title legitimately belongs to “Earthrise,” a photograph of our lively blue planet...
Ice Land
Photographs from the book Antarctica by Pat and Rosemarie Keough
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Antarctica Discovery: New Species in the Deep Ocean
In the Antarctic Ocean, researchers discover a community of never-before seen underwater creatures that live around black smoker vents emerging from the ocean...
