Tag: Antarctica

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds

High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

Antarctic leopard seal ‘songs’ are surprisingly similar to nursery rhymes

Antarctic leopard seal ‘songs’ are surprisingly similar to nursery rhymes

The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked

The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked

Anti-tourism protests are not new. They happened in ancient Rome, 19th-century England and after World War II

Anti-tourism protests are not new. They happened in ancient Rome, 19th-century England and after World War II

Are people at the South Pole upside down?

Are people at the South Pole upside down?

More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death

More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us

What ancient ice sheets can tell us about future sea level rise

What ancient ice sheets can tell us about future sea level rise

At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior

At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior

As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought

As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought