An unprecedented Antarctic heat wave hit in the dead of winter—what it signals for the decades ahead

In the middle of the Antarctic winter, during months of darkness when temperatures often dip below −30°C, the continent ...
China Daily Global Edition

Drone surveys reveal growing pressure on Antarctic penguin colonies

A Chinese researcher who spent part of a 160-day Antarctic expedition surveying penguin colonies by drone has warned that climate change and shifts in the food web are placing growing pressure on the ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Scientists pulled a 3-million-year-old climate mystery out of Antarctic ice, and it looks all wrong

Air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice for 3 million years have given scientists their first direct look at Earth’s ancient ...

Antarctica’s ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below – knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial

New research shows tides influence how ocean heat is transported under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves, changing the energy ...

60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S.

The Trump administration was not invited to the gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia. A White House spokeswoman called the ...
New Scientist

Giant Arctic continent launched dinosaurs to world domination

Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to ...