17 stories tagged with #antarctica, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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The Myth of the ‘Doomsday Glacier’
The press is once again ramping up the scare factor, pushing the claim that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, the so-called “doomsday glacier,” is on the brink of collapse and poised …
POLAR POLITICS: Drunk Bond villain, no passport? How Russia’s ghost ship hid its Antarctic oil hunt
Exclusive: Inside the US-sanctioned ship that went dark while prospecting the forbidden waters off Earth’s largest unclaimed landmass.…
Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways
At Slope Point, the southernmost tip of New Zealand's South Island, the wind has become a sculptor. The trees here don't grow straight toward the sky. They all lean in……
My Journey to See All 19 Penguin Species in the Wild, From Antarctica to Tristan da Cunha to New Zealand's Subantarctic Islands
And the adventure's not over yet……
How the greenhouse effect governs temperature changes across Antarctica
'Poised to disintegrate': Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is set to lose its ice shelf this year
West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is on the brink of losing its ice shelf, further compromising the already melting ice mass and threatening to unleash devastating sea-level ris…
This Antarctic Island Has Been There Forever, and They Just Now Found It
I can (and do) proudly say that, in my life, I've learned a lot about a few things, and a little abo…
Explorers discover unknown Antarctic island labeled as ‘danger zone’ on maps
Explorers discovered an unknown island in Antarctica in what was long-misidentified as the “danger zone.”…
Explorers discover unknown Antarctic island long marked as 'danger zone' on maps
A previously unidentified island in Antarctica's Weddell Sea has been discovered by researchers, after what was marked as a hazard turned out to be rock, not ice.…
These aren't ants but shipping containers escaping on a massive breakaway iceberg
Details of how the shipping containers ended up on a giant iceberg have been revealed in one of the more unusual reports tabled at the annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations.…
The pitstop en route to Antarctica is just as impressive as the main act
Comprising 11 major islands, this icy archipelago is filled with spectacular landscapes, wildlife and ruins left by humans.…
LAN-LOK: The Antarctic DOS Sabotage Game Lost for 34 Years
LAN-LOK: The Antarctic DOS Sabotage Game Lost for 34 Years (Part 1)…
How We Spent Our Family Vacation: A Kid-Friendly Expedition to Antarctica
For one Utah family, a milestone birthday sparked an improbable adventure to the seventh continent, and a nine-year-old who now wants her own Zodiac boat.…
Antarctic plants may face a growing fungal threat from warming soils
Soil DNA from Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula ties warmer climates to more plant fungal pathogens, with abundance projected to double by 2100.…
Warm Waters Are Usually Trapped Deep Within the Southern Ocean. Now, They're Encroaching on Antarctica, Threatening Its Ice
Two new studies that relied on data from a fleet of diving robots show how climate change is altering ocean movements in ways that jeopardize the stability of the polar ice cap…
Antarctica's ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below—knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial
Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, reveals long-term study
A new decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to Antarctica, threatening the fragile ice shelves that fringe the …