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The Entire Arctic Ecosystem Is Awash in Plastic Pollution, Dire Study Reports
Plastic has seeped into the air, ocean, ice, snow, seafloor, and shorelines of the Arctic.
Antarctica Was a Lush Rainforest 90M Years Ago, Scientists Discover
An ancient sediment core revealed a shocking discovery: pollen and spores, indicating a long-lost rainforest that was shrouded in perpetual darkness for months at a time.
Antarctica Is Losing Six Times As Much Ice Mass As It Was 40 Years Ago
"As the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica in the coming centuries."
Scientists Want to Monitor Space Debris from Warming Russian Arctic
A MIPT team is building prototype observatories over the coming weeks in Amderma, Nenets Autonomous Region.
These Stunning Photos Document a Changing Climate in Antarctica
An expedition brought women from the Middle East and South Asia to Antarctica.
How to Get a Job Cooking at the South Pole
Darby Butts, the new food service supervisor at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, was a general manager at an Annapolis pub before he embarked on a journey to cook at the southernmost place on Earth.
Global Warming Means the US Actually Needs More Icebreakers
President Obama says the US to get its act together on icebreakers, and it's something America needs to do if it really is serious about the Arctic — for a number of reasons.
This High Tech Table Is Straight Out of 'Minority Report'
The boardrooms of the future could be a lot more like science fiction.
Deconstructing the Aftermath of a Galactic Fight to the Death
Astronomers are treating it like a crime scene, forensically analyzing the splatter for figure out just what happened.