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Penguins on an ice sheet in Antarctica

A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill

Frozen surface of Lake Enigma

Life discovered lurking under Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma Life discovered lurking under Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma

The good news about ‘giant viruses’ found in the Arctic Circle The good news about ‘giant viruses’ found in the Arctic Circle

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An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales

By Corinne Iozzio

Ocean simulator in giant saltwater tank at the Scripps Institute in San Diego, California. A Scripps researcher in a checkered shirt adjusts the settings on a computer with a COVID mask around his elbow.

A 120-foot-long ocean simulator is now making waves across the seven seas A 120-foot-long ocean simulator is now making waves across the seven seas

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

An image of the Thwaites Glacier from NASA

Our biggest glacier problem is melting from the bottom-up Our biggest glacier problem is melting from the bottom-up

By Ted Scambos / The Conversation

Photo of Antarctica.

To grow food in space, we had to start in the Antarctic To grow food in space, we had to start in the Antarctic

By Daniella McCahey / The Conversation

An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed

An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ice formations and ocean in Antarctica.

Record-breaking heat is bombarding the North and South poles Record-breaking heat is bombarding the North and South poles

By Sara Kiley Watson

a yellow wheeled robot approaches a colony of penguins in the snow

The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot

By Lauren J. Young

two researchers in winter gear crouch over a small rock in an icy windy landscape. next to them are yellow and black snow mobiles

A meteorite-hunting AI will scout for space rocks buried in polar ice A meteorite-hunting AI will scout for space rocks buried in polar ice

By Tatyana Woodall

Icefish nests encircled in stones on the ocean floor

Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning

boaty the sub in antarctica

Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name

By Charlotte Hu

Antarctica's icy Thwaites glacier in 2017

The ‘doomsday’ glacier is on the brink of collapse The ‘doomsday’ glacier is on the brink of collapse

By Sara Kiley Watson

planet earth with a rounded black shadow creeping over its southern pole

A total solar eclipse bathed Antarctica in darkness A total solar eclipse bathed Antarctica in darkness

mcmurdo station antarctica

An undersea cable could bring speedy internet to Antarctica An undersea cable could bring speedy internet to Antarctica

By Charlotte Hu

A man walks beneath a shooting star.

5,000 tons of ancient ‘extraterrestrial dust’ fall on Earth each year 5,000 tons of ancient ‘extraterrestrial dust’ fall on Earth each year

By Leto Sapunar

iceberg floating in southern ocean

Eddies in the ocean might affect sea level rise Eddies in the ocean might affect sea level rise

Calyptocephalella gayi frog.

How did ancient frogs move between America and Australia? Easy: They hopped across Antarctica. How did ancient frogs move between America and Australia? Easy: They hopped across Antarctica.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Sunrise and ice floe in Antarctica

Antarctica is hotter today than it’s ever been Antarctica is hotter today than it’s ever been

By Sara Kiley Watson