Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest-shrinking glaciers in Antarctica, hastened its slide into the sea between 2017 and 2020, when one-fifth of its associated ice shelf broke off as massive ...
Prepare for the greatest wildlife show on earth when you choose an Antarctic cruise for whale watching, snow-covered icebergs littered with a vast array of different types of penguins, massive seal ...
Antarctica is turning green as plants take over parts of the icy landscape. The change is happening far faster than expected, which could spell trouble for the frozen but still living ecosystems.
She will spend this, the first of her four work periods in the ice this Austral Summer, supporting an international team conducting formal Antarctic Treaty inspections of sites across the Peninsula.
The red flag flies over Mirny and several inland stations, while the Stars and Stripes has been hoisted over six United States bases. The Antarctic sites to be manned by each nation were agreed upon ...