Antarctica
Baby penguins filmed diving off 50-foot cliff for first ever swim, unprecedented footage shows
World News By Patrick Reilly Published April 11, 2024, 10:19 p.m. ET They are flightless but fearless. Scores of baby ...
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
On April 12, 2019, Boston University finally fired David Marchant for sexually harassing Willenbring. (The university said it could not ...
Mass extermination planned for ravenous rodents on South African island
World News By Deirdre Bardolf Published March 16, 2024, 3:32 p.m. ET Conservationists are planning a mass extermination of the ...
Scientists’ $50BILLION mission to stop ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica from melting and unleashing havoc on the world
If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it could raise global sea level by as much as 10 feet Preventing warm water from ...
Can Antarctica serve as a model for international cooperation on the moon?
Multiple nations are targeting the moon as an off-Earth destination for long-term human presence. For NASA, getting a literal “leg-up” ...
Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ began melting in mid-20th century: Study
West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier — often known as the “doomsday glacier” due to the potentially catastrophic consequences of its hypothetical collapse ...
Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say
By Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of ...
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago ‘Could Happen Again’
As European Union scientists confirmed that last month continued a worrying trend of historically high temperatures, U.K. researchers released a ...
A 2,000-foot-long ice core suggests potential for sudden and rapid Antarctic melting
Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ...
The Mysterious Disappearance of an Underwater Explorer in Antarctica
The AUV is programmed in advance and then sent out on long journeys under the glaciers of Antarctica. Credit: Anna ...
